# Kimi Code CLI vs Muse Code (slim)

> Kimi Code CLI and Muse Code score within a point of each other for agent harnesses, 62.1 and 61.3 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Kimi Code CLI and Muse Code score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 62.1 (B) and 61.3 (C). Muse Code leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do agent harnesses.

- Kimi Code CLI: B 62.1, rank #492 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.min.md
- Muse Code: C 61.3, rank #521 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/muse-code.min.md
- 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 45; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Transparency & trust, 62 against 57. Also Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Muse Code, good for Developers who want Meta's Muse models, Muse Wonder Full included, in a terminal or CI agent with the sandbox and approvals on from the first run. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 79 against 71; Security & auth, 67 against 45. Also No incidents deducted, where Kimi Code CLI loses 4 points for them.

| Category | Kimi Code CLI | Muse Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 68 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 71 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 67 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 75 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 62 | 57 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kimi Code CLI | Muse Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Meta |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | MIT | Proprietary binary, used under the Meta Model API Terms of Service, which cover Meta's coding harness. Subscriptions are also under the Meta Subscription Terms of Service. The TypeScript and Python SDKs in the linked repository are MIT. |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 37k npm/wk | 63k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |