# Crush vs Kimi Code CLI (slim)

> Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) to Crush's 56.5 (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 Crush's 56.5 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Crush leads on maintenance & community. Both do agent harnesses.

- Crush: C 56.5, rank #705 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.min.md
- Kimi Code CLI: B 62.1, rank #492 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.min.md
- Crush, good for Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 82 against 72. 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 54; Schema & documentation, 85 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 71 against 52; Payments & pricing, 60 against 55; Transparency & trust, 62 against 56. Also Open source; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | Crush | Kimi Code CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 54 | 68 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 52 | 71 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 45 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 55 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 72 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 62 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Crush | Kimi Code CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Charm | Moonshot AI |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available) | MIT |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 29k stars, 5.6k npm/wk | 37k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |