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ChatGPT vs Kimi

ChatGPT or Kimi? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.

In short

  • Both: Searches the web, Reads your files, Understands images, Voice conversation, Remembers you, Projects, Mobile app, Desktop app
  • Only ChatGPT states: Makes images, Your data kept out of training
  • Only Kimi states: Acts for you, Developer API

ChatGPT

ChatGPT is an AI assistant for writing, research, coding, learning, planning, image analysis, and web search.

Plans

Free

Free

  • Unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna
  • Limited messages with uploads
  • Limited and slower image generation
  • Limited voice chats
  • Limited deep research
  • Limited memory and context

Go

  • $8 / month
  • Everything in Free and:
  • More messages with tools
  • More uploads
  • More image creation
  • More voice chats
  • Longer memory

Plus

  • $20 / month
  • Everything in Go and:
  • Advanced reasoning models with GPT-6
  • Expanded messages and uploads
  • More complex and accurate image creation
  • Expanded deep research
  • Expanded memory and context

Pro

  • From $100 / month
  • Everything in Plus and:
  • 5x more usage
  • Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra
  • Maximum Codex tasks
  • Unlimited and faster image creation
  • Maximum deep research

Prices checked 2026-09-24 by web search.

Capabilities

  • Searches the web — “Yes. ChatGPT can search the web and cite sources when it needs current information.” source
  • Reads your files — “Upload a file or image to analyze, summarize, or transform (available on paid plans with data analysis).” source
  • Understands images — “Upload a file or image to analyze, summarize, or transform (available on paid plans with data analysis).” source
  • Makes images — “Create an image (“Create a watercolor logo of a mountain at sunrise”). ChatGPT images include C2PA provenance metadata.” source
  • Voice conversation — “Plan: Free, Feature: Voice, Yes” source
  • Remembers you — “Plan: Go, Feature: Memory with past chats, Yes” source
  • Projects — “Plan: Free, Feature: Projects, Yes” source
  • Mobile app — “Mobile apps: iOS and Android.” source
  • Desktop app — “Limited (desktop app) Plan: Free, Feature: ChatGPT Work, Limited (desktop app)” source
  • Your data kept out of training — “Opt-out available Learn more Plan: Free, Feature: Content is used to train our models, Opt-out available” source

Latest updates

About ChatGPT

Kimi

Kimi is Moonshot AI’s assistant for chat, research, document work, coding, website creation, and autonomous tasks.

Plans

Adagio

Free

  • 1 agent concurrent task
  • 2 scheduled tasks
  • 2 widget tasks
  • 2 projects
  • 500MB project storage
  • 15+ plugin types supported

Plus

  • $15 / month billed annually
  • $180 / year
  • $19 / month
  • More agent credits
  • Work with documents, spreadsheets, and slides
  • Deep Research
  • Website deployment
  • Agent multi-tasking
  • Kimi Code available

Pro

  • $31 / month billed annually
  • $372 / year
  • $39 / month
  • 2x agent credits
  • Work with documents, spreadsheets, and slides
  • Deep Research
  • Goal mode, where agents autonomously work until completion
  • Deploy your Kimi Claw in one click
  • Build and publish websites with database support

Max

  • $79 / month billed annually
  • $948 / year
  • $99 / month
  • 5x agent credits
  • Work with documents, spreadsheets, and slides
  • Up to 1M tokens of context for ultra-long conversations
  • Goal mode, where agents autonomously work until completion
  • Deploy your Kimi Claw in one click
  • Build and publish websites with database support

Ultra

  • $159 / month billed annually
  • $1,908 / year
  • $199 / month
  • 10x agent credits
  • Work with documents, spreadsheets, and slides
  • Up to 1M tokens of context for ultra-long conversations
  • Goal mode, where agents autonomously work until completion
  • Deploy your Kimi Claw in one click
  • Build and publish websites with database support

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Searches the web — “It supports web-connected search, deep thinking, multimodal reasoning, and ultra-long text conversations.” source
  • Reads your files — “File processing : Supports PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, images, TXT, and videos (up to 100 MB per file), with up to 50 files supported.” source
  • Understands images — “File processing : Supports PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, images, TXT, and videos (up to 100 MB per file), with up to 50 files supported.” source
  • Voice conversation — “Featured tools : Photo-based problem solving, voice calls, translation, and writing.” source
  • Remembers you — “Saves your preferences over the long term and refers to past chats in future conversations.” source
  • Projects — “New project” source
  • Acts for you — “It is also an AI Agent that can carry out tasks autonomously:” source
  • Developer API — “Developers can go to the Kimi Open Platform to get APIs and tools, and integrate Kimi capabilities into their own applications.” source
  • Mobile app — “Visit Kimi.com or download the Kimi App to start chatting, creating, researching, and building applications.” source
  • Desktop app — “Kimi Work : A general-purpose local Agent for knowledge workers, launched with the latest Kimi beta desktop clients for Mac and Windows.” source

Latest updates

  • 3.2.14 (2026-09-24) (3.2.14)

    Preview Office, HTML, and other file types directly on your phone; upload attachments from your phone to Kimi Work.

  • 3.2.12 (2026-09-22) (3.2.12)

    Select content in PPT, Excel, Word, or Markdown documents and ask Kimi to make precise edits; attach files of any size.

  • 3.2.11 (2026-09-18) (3.2.11)

    The detail panel now supports showing the sub-agent execution process.

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