# Amp vs Kimi Code CLI (slim)

> Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) to Amp's 57.1 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Amp's 57.1 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Amp leads on security & auth, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do agent harnesses.

- Amp: C 57.1, rank #691 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/amp.min.md
- Kimi Code CLI: B 62.1, rank #492 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.min.md
- Amp, good for Teams that want a hosted, multi-model coding agent with shared threads and cloud machines, driven from scripts through execute mode or the SDKs. Ahead on Security & auth, 57 against 45; Maintenance & community, 79 against 72; Transparency & trust, 77 against 62. Also No incidents deducted, where Kimi Code CLI loses 4 points for them.
- Kimi Code CLI, good for Developers on Kimi models who want a terminal agent with ACP and a local REST API, or an open-source harness that also runs Claude, GPT or Gemini models. Ahead on Reliability, 68 against 31; Schema & documentation, 85 against 72; Payments & pricing, 60 against 35. Also Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Amp | Kimi Code CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 31 | 68 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 72 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 71 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 45 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 72 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 77 | 62 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Amp | Kimi Code CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Amp Frontier Corporation | Moonshot AI |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary, under the Amp licence terms (Amp Frontier Corporation). The npm packages are marked Amp Commercial License and the source repository is private | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terms last updated | no date given |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-10 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 41k npm/wk | 37k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |