Kimi vs Windsurf
Compare Kimi and Windsurf: free credits, features, and ratings. Which one is right for you?
Category
LLM
Coding Assistant
Rating
β 3.5
β 4
Free Credits
0 undefined
0 undefined
Refresh Period
daily
one-time
Resolution
N/A
N/A
Watermark
No
No
Commercial Use
No
No
Paid From
API $0.12/million tokens
$20/month
Kimi
By Moonshot AI, Kimi K2.6 focuses on coding and agent capabilities. 13-hour non-stop coding, 300 sub-agents in parallel, SWE-Bench Pro score of 58.6. Free tier includes daily credits for chat and light coding tasks.
Pros
- βK2.6 coding performance near Claude Sonnet
- βOpen-weight model, self-hostable
- βFree credits daily
- βMassive 2M context window
- βAgent Swarm for parallel tasks
- βAccessible in China without VPN
Cons
- βFree tier limited, heavy use requires payment
- βK2-Thinking mode is slow
- βComplex reasoning below top closed-source models
- βAPI pricing adds up for heavy use
Key Features
K2.6 coding + agent modelAgent Swarm: 300 parallel sub-agents13-hour non-stop coding2M character context windowWeb search with real-time infoKimi Code coding assistantKimi Claw AI agentDeep Research modeSlides/Websites/Docs/Sheets generation
Windsurf
AI coding IDE, formerly Codeium. Free plan at $0/month with Light usage. Cascade feature for multi-file editing. Pro at $20/mo.
Pros
- βFree plan $0/mo
- βGreat Cascade multi-file editing
- βClean interface
- βStudent pricing available
Cons
- βLimited free usage
- βFewer model choices than Cursor
- βDirection uncertain after acquisition
Key Features
Cascade multi-file editingAI Agent modeTab smart completionJetBrains pluginStudent pricing