Kimi (Moonshot AI)
Kimi (Moonshot AI) Free app
The catch: The free allowance is unpublished and shared by chat and agent features. Terms limit use to personal purposes, and chats are used for model optimization unless you contact Moonshot to opt out.
| Access | Free app |
|---|---|
| Free limits | Free tier with an unpublished credit allowance; K2.6 chat, Slides, Deep Research, Kimi Code and other features all draw from one credit pool. K3 1M-token chat is on the top paid plans only. |
| Modality | text, code, image |
| Credit card | Not required |
| Commercial use | Not allowed |
| Trains on your data | Yes, on the free tier |
| Licence or terms | Kimi User Agreement and Privacy Policy |
| Context window | – |
| Model id | – |
| Base URL | – |
| Last checked | 8 Oct 2026 |
How to use Kimi chat (free tier, K2.6)
Use it in the app or the browser with a free account. There is no free API behind it.
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I want to use "Kimi chat (free tier, K2.6)" for free in Kimi. Please: 1. Check the provider's own pages and tell me how to get the free plan and what it includes today. 2. Tell me the real free limits and what needs a paid plan. Listed limits: Free credits; amount not published. 3. Tell me whether my chats are used for training and how to turn that off. 4. If I need API access for a project, tell me the cheapest way to get it.
Before you ship on it
- The free allowance is unpublished and shared by chat and agent features. Terms limit use to personal purposes, and chats are used for model optimization unless you contact Moonshot to opt out.
- Prompts on the free tier may be used to train models. Keep customer data off it.
- Kimi Terms of Services (effective 31 Aug 2026), 1.3: 'The Service is for personal learning, research, appreciation, daily life, and entertainment.' You own your Input and Output (5.2).
- Free tiers are shared capacity: treat the limits as a ceiling, not a promise, and keep a paid fallback.
Questions
Is Kimi (Moonshot AI) free?
Yes. Kimi offers it as free app, with these limits: Free credits; amount not published. No credit card is needed.
Can I use Kimi (Moonshot AI) commercially?
No: the free access is for testing or non-commercial use. A paid plan is needed for production.
How do I start with Kimi (Moonshot AI)?
Use it in the app or the browser with a free account. There is no free API behind it.
Source: kimi.com/membership-credits, checked 8 Oct 2026.