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      "pricingNotes": "Free and MIT-licensed, with nothing to buy for the CLI. The owner pays the model provider. Kimi Platform API keys are billed pay-as-you-go per million tokens, and the Kimi Code subscription is sold as a Kimi membership plan whose prices render only with JavaScript and weren't read on 18 October 2026.",
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          "2026-09-04. Version 0.41.0 fixed print mode (`kimi -p`) ignoring `KIMI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY`, so scripted runs sent telemetry after the user opted out. Fixed and stated in the changelog, -2. https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/en/release-notes/changelog",
          "2026-09-23. Version 2.1.0 fixed file tools reaching outside the working directory through symlinks, repository git configuration running commands during background git operations, and project config applied before the workspace was trusted. Fixed and listed in the changelog, with no advisory published in OSV on 18 October 2026, -2. https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/en/release-notes/changelog"
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          "Telemetry is on by default, the docs don't say what it sends, and print mode ignored the opt-out before 0.41.0",
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          "Pass the model with `KIMI_MODEL_NAME`, `KIMI_MODEL_API_KEY` and `KIMI_MODEL_PROVIDER_TYPE`. `OPENAI_API_KEY` or `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` in the shell is ignored otherwise",
          "Set `KIMI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1` and use 0.41.0 or later, since earlier print-mode runs ignored it",
          "Install `@moonshot-ai/kimi-code` or the `kimi-code` formula. The `kimi-cli` and `kimi-code` packages on PyPI are the archived Python CLI"
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          "The docs are on GitHub Pages and carry no terms or privacy page of their own. The Kimi Platform has separate terms and a privacy policy for API keys at platform.kimi.ai/docs/agreement.",
          "kimi.com, kimi.ai and moonshot.ai each answered /.well-known/security.txt with an HTML page, so no security.txt was found. SECURITY.md names private GitHub advisories and code@moonshot.ai."
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          "2026-09-24. GHSA-632h-h47v-g4x4 (7.5, no CVE). The server's `/global/upgrade` endpoint accepted any package specifier without checking where the request came from, so a web page could make `opencode serve` install an attacker's npm package and run its scripts. Fixed in 1.18.22. Inside six months, -2. https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/security/advisories/GHSA-632h-h47v-g4x4"
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          "Configure a provider key. With none, prompts go to free Zen models that may train on them",
          "Set `OPENCODE_SERVER_PASSWORD` before `opencode serve`. Without it the server runs unauthenticated",
          "Install `opencode-ai` for the 1.x server API and SDK. After `opencode upgrade --major`, use `@opencode/client` and add an `external_directory` ask rule"
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          "opencode.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404 (re-read on 17 October 2026). SECURITY.md points to GitHub private reporting and security@anoma.ly.",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/opencode.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/opencode.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 713 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Kimi Code CLI (B)\n\nGood 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.\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.0 out of 5\n\nWatch for: Print mode approves every tool call under Never Ask, where the dangerous-command guard is off\n\n### OpenCode (B)\n\nGood for: Agents and pipelines that need a scriptable coding agent with a JSON event stream, an HTTP server and any model, including keyless free ones.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 79 against 71\n- Security \u0026 auth, 60 against 45\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 81 against 72\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 67 against 62\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n\nWatch for: Most permissions default to allow, and SECURITY.md says the permission system is not a sandbox\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kimi Code CLI | OpenCode | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 68 | 72 | OpenCode +4 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 85 | 88 | OpenCode +3 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 79 | OpenCode +8 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 45 | 60 | OpenCode +15 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 81 | OpenCode +9 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 62 | 67 | OpenCode +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -4 | -4 | |\n| **Total** | | **62.1 · B** | **68.5 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kimi Code CLI | OpenCode |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Anomaly |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | None |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | MIT |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-16 |\n| Terms last updated |  | 2026-08-15 |\n| Privacy policy last updated |  | 2026-03-06 |\n| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |\n| Popularity | 37k npm/wk | 211k stars |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Kimi Code CLI.** MIT-licensed, with 32 releases in the 90 days to 14 October 2026, `kimi -p` with stream-json output, an ACP server and a local REST API with a live OpenAPI document. Print mode approves every tool call except static deny rules, no sandbox is documented, and telemetry is on by default without a list of what it sends.\n\n**OpenCode.** Runs with no key or account on free OpenCode Zen models. Most permissions default to allow, and SECURITY.md says the permission system is not a sandbox.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Kimi Code CLI\n\n1. `kimi -p` approves every tool call. Add `[[permission.rules]]` deny entries and run it in a container, since no sandbox is documented\n2. Set `KIMI_LOOP_MAX_STEPS_PER_TURN` for unattended runs. Steps per turn are unlimited by default\n3. Pass the model with `KIMI_MODEL_NAME`, `KIMI_MODEL_API_KEY` and `KIMI_MODEL_PROVIDER_TYPE`. `OPENAI_API_KEY` or `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` in the shell is ignored otherwise\n4. Set `KIMI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1` and use 0.41.0 or later, since earlier print-mode runs ignored it\n5. Install `@moonshot-ai/kimi-code` or the `kimi-code` formula. The `kimi-cli` and `kimi-code` packages on PyPI are the archived Python CLI\n\n### OpenCode\n\n1. Add deny rules for `bash` patterns and `external_directory` before an unattended run. Most tools default to allow\n2. Set `\"autoupdate\": false` or `OPENCODE_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE=1` and pin the version in CI\n3. Configure a provider key. With none, prompts go to free Zen models that may train on them\n4. Set `OPENCODE_SERVER_PASSWORD` before `opencode serve`. Without it the server runs unauthenticated\n5. Install `opencode-ai` for the 1.x server API and SDK. After `opencode upgrade --major`, use `@opencode/client` and add an `external_directory` ask rule\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Kimi Code CLI or OpenCode?\n\nOpenCode scores 68.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kimi Code CLI's 62.1 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.\n\n### Are Kimi Code CLI and OpenCode open source?\n\nYes. Kimi Code CLI is open source (MIT). 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