Kimi Code Plus vs Claude Pro
Moonshot (Kimi)$19per month
lowest price
Regularly refreshed usage quotas with multi-device login; weekly caps were removed in favor of total allowances.
Full profile
Anthropic$20per month
At least 5x the Free allowance per 5-hour session; paid plans add weekly caps on top; Claude apps and Claude Code draw from one shared pool; there is no fixed message count.
Full profileKimi Code Plus costs $19/mo — 5% less than Claude Pro at $20/mo.
Key differences
- Usage allowance
- Moonshot Kimi Code Plus: Regularly refreshed usage quotas with multi-device login; weekly caps were removed in favor of total allowances. Anthropic Claude Pro: At least 5x the Free allowance per 5-hour session; paid plans add weekly caps on top; Claude apps and Claude Code draw from one shared pool; there is no fixed message count.
- Models
- The lineups do not overlap: Moonshot Kimi Code Plus covers Kimi K3, Kimi K2.5; Anthropic Claude Pro covers Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5, Claude Fable 5.1.
Full comparison
| Plan | Kimi Code Plus$19per month | Claude Pro$20per month |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Monthly price | $19/mo | $20/mo |
| Annual billing (per month) | $15/mo | $17/mo |
| Usage & limits | ||
| Included usage | Regularly refreshed usage quotas with multi-device login; weekly caps were removed in favor of total allowances. | At least 5x the Free allowance per 5-hour session; paid plans add weekly caps on top; Claude apps and Claude Code draw from one shared pool; there is no fixed message count. |
| When quota runs out | Not documented. | Wait for reset, upgrade, or enable usage credits billed at standard API rates. |
| Models & tooling | ||
| Models included | Kimi K3, Kimi K2.5 | Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5, Claude Fable 5.1 |
| Coding agents & CLI | Kimi Code desktop, Kimi Code CLI, IDE plugins | Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Claude web/desktop/mobile |
| Features & team | ||
| Seats included | 1 | 1 |
10 more rows — limits, IDE support, team features
| Plan | Kimi Code Plus$19per month | Claude Pro$20per month |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Trial | none | none |
| Billing notes | $19/mo monthly; $15/mo billed annually ($180/yr). | $20/mo monthly; $17/mo with annual billing ($200 upfront). |
| Usage & limits | ||
| Usage multiple vs base plan | — | 5× |
| Models & tooling | ||
| IDE support | VS Code, JetBrains | VS Code, JetBrains |
| Features & team | ||
| SSO | No | No |
| Zero data retention | No | No |
| Admin console | No | No |
| Priority support | No | No |
| Availability & sources | ||
| Official pricing page | www.kimi.com/coding | claude.com/pricing |
Questions people ask
- Is Kimi Code Plus cheaper than Claude Pro?
- Moonshot Kimi Code Plus costs $19/mo vs $20/mo for Anthropic Claude Pro — 5% lower.
- How much usage do Kimi Code Plus and Claude Pro include?
- Moonshot Kimi Code Plus: Regularly refreshed usage quotas with multi-device login; weekly caps were removed in favor of total allowances. Anthropic Claude Pro: At least 5x the Free allowance per 5-hour session; paid plans add weekly caps on top; Claude apps and Claude Code draw from one shared pool; there is no fixed message count.
- Which models do Kimi Code Plus and Claude Pro include?
- Moonshot Kimi Code Plus: Kimi K3, Kimi K2.5. Anthropic Claude Pro: Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5, Claude Fable 5.1.