# DeepSeek Harness (dsh) vs Kimi Code CLI (slim)

> Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) to DeepSeek Harness's 49.2 (D) 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 DeepSeek Harness (dsh)'s 49.2 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harnesses.

- DeepSeek Harness (dsh): D 49.2, rank #909 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-harness.min.md
- Kimi Code CLI: B 62.1, rank #492 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.min.md
- DeepSeek Harness (dsh), good for Developers who use DeepSeek models and want a scriptable harness with ACP, a JSON event stream and a Python SDK.
- 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 33; Schema & documentation, 85 against 77; Security & auth, 45 against 40; Transparency & trust, 62 against 50.

| Category | DeepSeek Harness (dsh) | Kimi Code CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 33 | 68 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 77 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 68 | 71 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 40 | 45 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 71 | 72 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 50 | 62 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepSeek Harness (dsh) | Kimi Code CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DeepSeek | Moonshot AI |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 245k npm/wk | 37k npm/wk |