Kimi Code CLI vs. zerostack

Feature	Kimi Code CLI	zerostack

Tagline	Kimi Code CLI is your next intelligent CLI agent	Minimal Rust coding agent optimized for memory footprint
Website	https://kimi.com/code	https://gi-dellav.github.io/zerostack/
Language	python	rust
Release Date	October 21, 2025	May 12, 2026
Last Updated	June 28, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains	Zed (via ACP), Neovim (via CodeCompanion.nvim + ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	1M (K2.5)	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
Supported Models	All the Kimi supported models including Kimi K2.5, K2, optional BYOK.	OpenRouter (default), OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, plus unlimited custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints (vLLM, LiteLLM, enterprise gateways)
Pricing Model	Freemium	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free / ~$19/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli	https://github.com/gi-dellav/zerostack
Development State	active	active