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Kimi alternative: plans, limits and who should pick which
Kimi, from Moonshot AI's own pages as they read on September 28, 2026: its plans, the limits it publishes, and what it says it does. Then what a message costs on each side, and who should pick which.
Other companies' plans checked . Updated .
Short answer
Kimi costs ¥49 a month, and it publishes no message count for its paid plans, so a message's price on them can't be worked out. One thing it has that llmwise doesn't: Kimi Code, Moonshot's own coding agent. llmwise Pro is $20 a month for up to 125 Kimi K3 messages a month ($0.16 each), each model's count shown before you send.
Source: Kimi Help Center: Membership Pricing and Plan Overview, checked .
Kimi, in Moonshot AI's words
“Kimi Code also has a separate limit of 5 hours per week, which applies only to Kimi Code and does not affect other membership features.”
Source: Kimi Help Center: Membership Pricing and Plan Overview
“Kimi Code also has a separate limit of 5 hours per week, which applies only to Kimi Code and does not affect other membership features.”
Source: Kimi Help Center: Membership Pricing and Plan Overview
Kimi's plans
Checked September 28, 2026. Prices change: the quote is what the page said that day.
| Plan | Price | In its words | Messages it states |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andante | ¥49 a month | “Andante — ¥49/month” (Kimi Help Center: Membership Pricing and Plan Overview) | None published |
| Moderato | ¥99 a month | “Moderato — ¥99/month” (Kimi Help Center: Membership Pricing and Plan Overview) | None published |
| Allegretto | ¥199 a month | “Allegretto — ¥199/month” (Kimi Help Center: Membership Pricing and Plan Overview) | None published |
| Allegro | ¥699 a month | “Allegro — ¥699/month” (Kimi Help Center: Membership Pricing and Plan Overview) | None published |
What a message costs
Kimi publishes no price and count together, so there's no price per message to set beside llmwise's. Here's llmwise Pro's ($20), model by model.
| Where | Messages | A message |
|---|---|---|
| llmwise Pro, Kimi K3 | Up to 125 a month | $0.16 |
| llmwise Pro, Claude Sonnet 5 | Up to 125 a month | $0.16 |
| llmwise Pro, GPT-6 Sol | Up to 125 a month | $0.16 |
Every limit is published. Paid plans also have a monthly fair-use limit on AI cost: Pro $7.50, Max $20, Ultra $42, Studio $85. Using every message on your plan at typical sizes stays under it; very large messages and heavy research use it faster. Every limit, explained.
Who should pick which (our view)
Pick Kimi if…
Kimi is your main model and you can pay in yuan: its own plans give you the most Kimi.
Pick llmwise if…
You want Kimi K3 beside Claude, GPT and Gemini, priced in dollars with its count shown before you send.
What Kimi has that llmwise doesn't
Kimi Code, Moonshot's own coding agent.
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Questions
How much does Kimi cost?
Andante: ¥49 a month; Moderato: ¥99 a month; Allegretto: ¥199 a month; Allegro: ¥699 a month (from Moonshot AI's own page, checked September 2026).
Is llmwise cheaper than Kimi per message?
Kimi publishes no message count, so there's no per-message price to set beside llmwise's. On llmwise Pro, up to 125 Kimi K3 messages a month ($0.16 each).
What does Kimi have that llmwise doesn't?
Kimi Code, Moonshot's own coding agent. llmwise's answer: You want Kimi K3 beside Claude, GPT and Gemini, priced in dollars with its count shown before you send.
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