Kimi
by Moonshot AI
At a glance
Conversational AI assistant from Moonshot AI, known for very long context windows, document and web analysis, and the Kimi K2 open-weight model line.
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- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- AI Assistants
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2023-10
Overview
Kimi is a conversational AI assistant from Beijing-based Moonshot AI, founded in 2023. It is known for very long context windows and for analyzing uploaded documents and web pages. Moonshot has also released open-weight Kimi models, including the Kimi K2 line, for developers. The assistant is free to use, with API access priced by usage.
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Key features
- Very long context windows for large documents
- Web search and page analysis inside chat
- File upload with document question answering
- Open-weight Kimi K2 model releases for developers
Use cases
- Reading and summarizing long reports, papers, and books
- Research that combines uploaded files with web search
- Chinese- and English-language writing assistance
Pricing
The Kimi assistant is free to use; developer API access is usage-priced.
Record details
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-09-04
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- CN
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/kimi/
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- Web app
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- Windows Web
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- Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
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- Not recorded
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- Global
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Suggest a correction - Public API
- Yes
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- proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
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- Not recorded
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- Not recorded
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- Subscription Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kimi known for?
Kimi is known for very long context windows and for analyzing long documents and web pages in chat.
Who develops Kimi?
Kimi is developed by Moonshot AI, a Beijing-based AI company founded in 2023.
What is Kimi K2?
Kimi K2 is Moonshot AI's open-weight model line for developers, released alongside the Kimi assistant.
Who should not choose Kimi?
Anyone relying on a published price list or official docs: the vendor homepage was reachable, yet no same-site page could be identified as Kimi's documentation or pricing.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-04.
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