Is Kimi Moderato worth it?
The $19 Kimi tier with basic agent credits.
Kimi K3 can produce good-looking interfaces, but it does less with the same prompts than it did a few months ago. Kimi Moderato costs $19/month, and we have not graded a run on it. The verdict is ours; the leaderboard lists every plan we do measure.Measured
$19/month per kimi.com/pricing, retrieved 2026-09-01
Our verdict
Kimi K3 can produce good-looking interfaces, but it does less with the same prompts than it did a few months ago. Moderato's credits run out before ordinary work is done. We do not recommend it.
Pros
- Good visual design
- Long context
Cons
- Credits drain too quickly
- K3 has regressed in our use
Best for Nobody.
Not measured on this plan
No graded Kimi subject at the moment; see the leaderboard for graded alternatives.
The leaderboard lists every plan we do grade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi Moderato worth it for coding?
Kimi K3 can produce good-looking interfaces, but it does less with the same prompts than it did a few months ago. Moderato's credits run out before ordinary work is done. We do not recommend it.
How many tasks a week does Kimi Moderato give you?
We have not measured Kimi Moderato, so we do not publish a tasks-per-week figure for it. No graded Kimi subject at the moment; see the leaderboard for graded alternatives.
What does one task cost on Kimi Moderato?
Kimi Moderato costs $19/month per kimi.com/pricing, retrieved 2026-09-01. We have no measured per-task figure for it: no graded Kimi subject at the moment; see the leaderboard for graded alternatives.
Is Kimi Moderato worth it over Kimi Allegretto?
Kimi Allegretto costs $39/mo; Kimi Moderato costs $19/mo. Kimi's higher price does not buy comfortable headroom because its shared credits drain too quickly. Neither plan is a pick in our verdicts: we have no measured per-task figure for Kimi Moderato, and Kimi Allegretto works out at $0.146 per task on Kimi K3 256K.
Verdict, pros, cons and price are the quiz's versioned editorial catalog (v40), last reviewed Sep 1, 2026, never computed from the live leaderboard. Usage and cost figures come from published run data, and a quota share stays a share of this plan's own allowance. The quiz turns your answers into a recommendation; the buying guide walks the decision.