Kimi Claw Pricing 2026

What is Kimi Claw pricing in 2026?

Kimi Claw is presented by Kimi as a cloud deployment of OpenClaw inside its product ecosystem. That means the pricing question is not simply whether the agent is free. A buyer has to separate the membership tier, the credit pool used by membership features and any cloud runtime charge described by Kimi.

Kimi's current Help Center lists four membership tiers: Moderato, Allegretto, Allegro and Vivace. The monthly prices are $19, $39, $99 and $199. The same plan comparison says Kimi Claw on the web, Android and PC is unavailable on Moderato and available on Allegretto, Allegro and Vivace. These are the vendor's current published plan details, so they should be checked again before payment.

The main correction to the older version of this article is that Kimi Claw should not be described as an independent free Adagio plan. The official membership pages use Moderato as the lowest paid tier and place Kimi Claw access at Allegretto and above.

Which Kimi plans include Kimi Claw?

Moderato is the entry membership tier, but the current plan table marks Kimi Claw as unavailable there. Allegretto is the first listed tier with Kimi Claw access. Allegro and Vivace also include the feature. Kimi's product page describes one-click cloud deployment as requiring Allegretto membership or above.

Access does not mean every action is unlimited. Kimi says membership features share a credit pool. A user who spends credits on Kimi Claw has fewer credits available for Deep Research, Slides, Kimi Work, websites or other metered features in the same cycle. This shared-pool rule matters more than a headline monthly price for heavy users.

For background, the Kimi Claw review covers the product from a wider feature and safety angle. The Kimi versus ChatGPT and Claude comparison is useful when the decision involves model choice rather than cloud deployment alone.

What do the monthly Kimi plans cost?

Kimi labels the agent-credit figures as approximate values based on typical task token consumption. They are not a promise that every plan can complete the same number of jobs. A long document, a large research task or a tool-heavy workflow can consume credits differently from a short chat.

The monthly table also shows why a simple free-versus-paid comparison is incomplete. Moderato may be suitable for general Kimi use, but a user specifically seeking Kimi Claw cloud deployment must compare Allegretto and higher tiers. The Kimi guide for content creators provides a separate use-case view for readers who do not need a persistent cloud agent.

What does annual billing change?

Annual billing lowers the effective monthly price shown by Kimi. The published annual equivalents are $15 per month for Moderato, $31 for Allegretto, $79 for Allegro and $159 for Vivace. The annual totals are $180, $372, $948 and $1,908 respectively.

Annual billing changes cash commitment, not the basic credit logic. Kimi says credits refresh at the start of each billing cycle and that all membership features use the same pool. A user should therefore compare expected usage with the plan's cancellation and upgrade terms before paying for a year.

How do Kimi credits and task limits work?

Kimi's plan pages describe credits as a shared resource metered by token usage. Website deployment, Deep Research, Slides, Kimi Code, Kimi Work, Kimi Claw and other membership features can draw from that pool. This makes the plan comparison a capacity guide rather than a fixed price-per-task menu.

The listed concurrent-task limits are two for Moderato and Allegretto and four for Allegro and Vivace. Kimi also lists agent-priority access at four times across all four plans. Such labels describe the plan configuration, not a guaranteed completion time for every workflow.

Kimi says Kimi Code has a separate five-hour and weekly rate limit that does not change when the shared membership pool is used. Kimi also says K2.6 in Chat is free and does not consume membership credits. That distinction prevents a user from treating every Kimi interaction as the same billable feature.

What features are included with Kimi Claw?

Kimi's product page describes Kimi Claw as a cloud deployment of OpenClaw with 24/7 availability, 40GB of cloud storage and access to more than 5,000 ClawHub skills. It also describes persistent memory, a customizable personality, scheduled tasks and a browser-based workflow.

These descriptions are useful for understanding what the product is designed to do, but they are vendor claims rather than an independent performance test. Skill quality, task reliability, response time and the result of a third-party plugin can vary. A buyer should test a representative workflow before depending on it for publishing, finance or other sensitive work.

Readers who want a broader explanation of agent systems can also read the guide to AI agents and the no-code AI agent guide.

What is included and what is separately metered?

The membership price buys access to a plan with a stated credit allocation and feature set. It does not turn every action inside the agent into an unlimited service. Kimi says membership features draw from one pool, and its pricing page describes a separate cloud-host charge for a deployed Kimi Claw host.

API usage is a different billing path. Moonshot's API documentation says Chat Completion requests charge both input and output according to token usage. It also says extracted document content passed as model input is billed as usage, while file upload and extraction interfaces are temporarily free. API model rates can change, so this article does not copy an old per-million-token figure.

The official Moonshot API billing explanation should be used for the current model-specific rate. A subscription plan and an API account should not be treated as interchangeable balances.

What is the Kimi Claw cloud host charge?

Kimi's pricing details page describes a charge of about 0.6 percent of membership credits per day for a deployed Kimi Claw cloud host. The page says the host keeps a runtime environment and data even when the user is not actively running a task, so it is not treated as free standby capacity.

This is a vendor-described credit deduction, not a universal dollar fee that can be calculated without the user's plan and account state. The same page says deleting the cloud host stops further charges and recommends saving important files such as memory, soul and workspace files locally before deletion.

The practical lesson is simple: do not compare only the monthly subscription. Include the credit effect of leaving a cloud host deployed, the usage of other membership features and the cost of any separate API calls.

How does Kimi Claw compare with local OpenClaw?

Kimi describes Kimi Claw as a one-click cloud deployment. A local OpenClaw installation requires the user to install and maintain the software, configure credentials and keep the host machine running for continuous availability. A local setup may offer more control over infrastructure, but it also moves maintenance and security work to the user.

A cloud deployment can reduce setup work, but the user must evaluate data handling, account access, plugin permissions, backup procedures and the effect of a platform outage. The right comparison is not a fixed claim that one option always costs less. It is a comparison of subscription credits, cloud runtime, hardware, administration time and the importance of control.

For security context, the agentic AI security risks guide explains why tool permissions and external actions deserve a separate review.

Which plan fits a casual Kimi user?

A casual user who wants ordinary Kimi chat may not need Kimi Claw access. Moderato provides the lowest listed paid membership price, two concurrent agent tasks and a smaller credit allocation. Kimi also states that K2.6 in Chat is free and does not use membership credits.

Moderato becomes less suitable when the requirement is a persistent Kimi Claw cloud host. The current official plan table does not list Kimi Claw for Moderato, so the buyer should not select it based on an assumption that the feature is included.

Which plan fits research and automation?

Allegretto is the first listed plan with Kimi Claw access and has 150 approximate agent credits, two concurrent tasks, 15 scheduled tasks and 20GB of project storage in the published comparison. It may fit a user who needs cloud deployment but does not need the larger concurrency and storage shown on higher tiers.

Allegro and Vivace provide larger listed credit allocations and four concurrent agent tasks. The higher tiers may suit heavier research or multiple workflows, but the published approximate credit figures still do not guarantee a fixed number of completed jobs.

What limits and risks should buyers check?

First, plan limits can change. Second, shared credits create an opportunity cost across features. Third, a deployed cloud host can consume credits even when it is not actively processing a visible prompt, according to Kimi's own pricing explanation. Fourth, a skill from a community library can carry permissions and reliability risks that are separate from the subscription price.

Users should review the current plan page, the credit balance, the host status and the permissions requested by any plugin before moving sensitive files into an agent environment. They should also keep local copies of important work and avoid giving a tool more access than the task requires.

The article on hidden risks in agentic systems covers failure modes such as unattended actions, weak approval gates and overbroad permissions.

How should you verify the current Kimi price?

Start with the official Kimi membership page rather than a comparison article. Confirm whether the page is showing monthly or annual billing, record the currency, check whether Kimi Claw is listed for the selected tier and read the current credit rules. Then inspect the account page for the actual balance and refresh date.

For a cloud host, check whether the host is deployed and what the current account notice says about runtime deductions. For API work, open the Moonshot API pricing page for the exact model and billing unit. Do not use an old article's token rate or a third-party estimate as if it were a current invoice.

The official Kimi membership overview, pricing details and Kimi Claw introduction are the primary pages used for this guide.

What is the practical Kimi Claw pricing decision?

Choose based on the feature you actually need. If you only need ordinary Kimi chat, do not pay for a cloud agent that you will not use. If you need Kimi Claw, start the comparison at Allegretto because that is the first listed tier with access. If your work uses several credit-consuming features, model the shared pool before choosing a higher plan.

Finally, treat the published credit counts, runtime deduction and feature list as current vendor information, not a permanent promise. Record the plan page date, check the account balance after subscribing and keep an exit plan for data and deployed hosts. That approach gives a more reliable cost estimate than a headline such as free, $39 or $199 by itself.