# Kimi Code CLI vs OpenMausBot (slim)

> OpenMausBot scores 65.4 (B) to Kimi Code CLI's 62.1 (B) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenMausBot scores 65.4 (B) on agent readiness against Kimi Code CLI's 62.1 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Kimi Code CLI leads on reliability and payments & pricing. Both do agent harnesses.

- Kimi Code CLI: B 62.1, rank #518 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.min.md
- OpenMausBot: B 65.4, rank #368 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openmausbot.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 60; Payments & pricing, 60 against 50.
- OpenMausBot, good for A person or an outside agent who wants several CLI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Grok, ACP CLIs) organised as named bots with their own computers, routines and approvals, driven by MCP or a CLI. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 90 against 85; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 71; Security & auth, 59 against 45. Also Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Kimi Code CLI | OpenMausBot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 68 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 90 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 71 | 77 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 59 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 74 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 62 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kimi Code CLI | OpenMausBot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Supamaus Software Private Limited |
| Transports |  | stdio |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | none | 20 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-30 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-13 | 2026-10-10 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-13 | 2026-10-18 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 37k npm/wk | 8.2k stars, 3.5k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | none |