Alternatives · Kimi
Updated · By llmwise, AI-assisted.
Kimi alternative: plans, limits and who should pick which
Kimi costs ¥49 a month. It publishes no message count, so its price per message can't be worked out. llmwise Pro costs $20 a month and gives up to 125 Kimi K3 messages a month ($0.16 each), counted before you send. What Kimi has that llmwise lacks: Kimi Code, Moonshot's own coding agent.
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
Moonshot AI sets these prices and can change them; each quote links its page.
| Plan | Price | What Moonshot AI says | 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 |
Is Kimi cheaper per message than llmwise?
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 |
One more published limit: Pro's fair use stops at $7.50 of AI spend a month, which a month of typical messages doesn't reach. Very large prompts and heavy research can. Every limit, explained.
How do llmwise's models do on the jobs you'd give Kimi?
Kimi K3, Claude Sonnet 5, and GPT-6 Sol: 50 prompts, the same for each.
| Job | Kimi K3 | Claude Sonnet 5 | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Summarization | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Data analysis | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 |
| Support replies | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Translation | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
| All 10 jobs | 46 of 50 | 46 of 50 | 45 of 50 |
No misses from any of them on coding, math, SQL, answering from documents, and tool use. 5 prompts per job, from our runs of September 27, 28, 29 and October 2, 7, 8, 9, 15, 2026, graded alike for every model. Read every prompt and reply.
Should you pick Kimi or llmwise?
Our view, against Moonshot AI's own words.
Pick Kimi if…
Kimi is your main model and you can pay in yuan: its own plans give you the most Kimi.
Pick llmwise over Kimi if…
You want Kimi K3 beside Claude, GPT and Gemini, priced in dollars with its count shown before you send.
Only in Kimi
Kimi Code, Moonshot's own coding agent.
Other assistants
Also from primary sources: Moonshot AI's home page (Kimi K3's 1M-token context and its image input). Read .
Questions about Kimi
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.
Ask Kimi K3 what you'd ask Kimi
It's up to 125 a month on llmwise Pro ($20). When an answer needs a second look, switch models mid-chat.