Kimi AI is an advanced artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Beijing-based company Moonshot AI. Designed to understand and generate human-like text responses, particularly in Chinese, Kimi AI serves as a versatile productivity tool for students and professionals. It assists users in tasks such as interpreting academic papers, coding and debugging, project planning, creative writing, and multilingual translation.
The platform's multimodal capabilities enable it to process text, visuals, and code, allowing for comprehensive problem-solving and analysis. Notably, Kimi AI can handle up to 2 million Chinese characters in a single prompt, making it highly effective for analyzing extensive documents and complex tasks. Since its initial launch in October 2023, Kimi AI has undergone significant updates, with version 1.5 released in January 2025, enhancing its performance in mathematics, coding, and multimodal reasoning. Moonshot AI offers Kimi AI as a free, unlimited-access model, positioning it as a competitive alternative to other AI platforms.