# Kimi Code 25 Hacker News commenters recommended Kimi Code and 13 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. **Verdict:** People recommend it as a capable, cheap coding agent that rivals Claude Opus in planning, though critics say usage limits run out fast. ## Why people recommend it - Generous usage limits on plans (4 comments): "the limits are so generous that you can use it every day all the time for everything" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147142)) "their $20 per month plan had a lot more than Anthropic's" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47855521)) "Apparently 5x usage when using Kimi Code too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49281697)) - Lower cost than rival plans (4 comments): "If I can use that same model from kimi.com/Kimi Code, for less money" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001437)) "Kimi code with the .99 Cent plan is not to bad if you're savy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47149925)) "their $20 per month plan had a lot more than Anthropic's" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47855521)) - Strong coding model quality (4 comments): "In planning, I'd say it's almost on par with Claude Opus." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47993570)) "the model looks very promising" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48944826)) "Kimi Code is also very good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49289058)) - Daily driver for coding (3 comments): "I've been running K2.5 (through the API) as my daily driver for coding through Kimi Code CLI" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47063429)) "Installed kimi code on my mac and trying it out. Honestly, I am kind of liking it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46778600)) "that's basically everything I need" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49508280)) ## What people warn about - Usage limits run out fast (5 comments): "stupidly low rate limits for and cost, compared to OpenAI which has massive rate limits" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49252003)) "it burned a bazillion tokens, burned through the 5-hour limit, burned through $100 in extra usage I'd allocated" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49041773)) "It thought for about 12 minutes and then told me I had exhausted my daily quota." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48970723)) - Requires phone number or Google login (2 comments): "making me login with Google or a phone number" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48938912)) "Kimi wants my phone number on signup" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47894167)) - Plans cost more than expected (2 comments): "I'm getting a worse pricing on the Pro (19$) subscription than I would with regular API pricing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50279914)) "Absolutely do not pay for the kimi plans thinking they will be cheaper." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48961996)) - Desktop and web apps feel unfinished (2 comments): "Kimi Code and OpenCode desktop/web offerings still aren't great, but are functional" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49002813)) "Though it's ever so slightly broken" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48984248)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [GitHub Copilot](https://hackerapproved.com/p/github-copilot.md): 571 recommend - [oh-my-pi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/oh-my-pi.md): 104 recommend - [Grok Build CLI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grok-build.md): 66 recommend - [DeepSeek Harness](https://hackerapproved.com/p/deepseek-harness.md): 63 recommend - [Claude Code VS Code extension](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-code-vs-code-extension.md): 31 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Kimi Code", https://hackerapproved.com/p/kimi-code/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).