# Kimi Code CLI vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) (slim)

> Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) to Warp's 59.8 (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 Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)'s 59.8 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) leads on security & auth, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do agent harnesses.

- Kimi Code CLI: B 62.1, rank #492 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.min.md
- Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API): C 59.8, rank #592 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/warp.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 52; Agent ergonomics, 71 against 66; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20. Also Free to start without a card.
- Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API), good for Teams that want one agent across an interactive terminal session and API-started cloud runs, including Claude Code and Codex runs on Warp's infrastructure or their own workers. Ahead on Security & auth, 52 against 45; Maintenance & community, 84 against 72; Transparency & trust, 72 against 62.

| Category | Kimi Code CLI | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 68 | 52 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 71 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 62 | 72 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kimi Code CLI | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Warp |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT | Mixed. The client, including the `warp` and `oz` binaries, is AGPL-3.0 with the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates under MIT. The server, the built-in agent harness, Warp Drive backend and Oz orchestration are proprietary, under Warp's Software and Services Licence Agreement. The SDKs are Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-15 |
| Popularity | 37k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |