---
title: "Kimi Code CLI vs Mistral Vibe"
description: "Kimi Code CLI and Mistral Vibe are both terminal agents. Mistral Vibe runs local models, Kimi Code CLI does not."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/kimi-code-vs-mistral-vibe"
---
# Kimi Code CLI vs Mistral Vibe

> Kimi Code CLI is a terminal agent by Moonshot AI. Mistral Vibe is a terminal agent by Mistral AI. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Kimi Code CLI | Mistral Vibe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent |
| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Mistral AI |
| Website | [kimi.com/code](https://www.kimi.com/code) | [mistral.ai/products/vibe/code](https://mistral.ai/products/vibe/code/) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web |
| License | MIT (Open source) | Apache-2.0 (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Kimi Code CLI | Mistral Vibe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $199/mo | $14.99/mo |
| Team plan | — | $24.99/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | $30/mo (Pro) |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, Rate limited, API list price | Blocked, API list price |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Kimi Code CLI | Mistral Vibe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Moonshot, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google | Mistral |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |

## Features

|  | Kimi Code CLI | Mistral Vibe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parallel agents | Yes | No |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | Yes |
| Sandboxing | No | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | Yes |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Kimi Code CLI | Mistral Vibe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | JetBrains AI, Zed | JetBrains AI, Zed |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-24 |

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