Kimi AI Features

Features Comparison: Kimi AI vs K2 vs K2.5

What’s the real difference?

✅ Kimi AI = the “workspace”

Kimi AI is the interface and toolset. It’s where you choose modes (Instant/Agent) and create Docs/Slides/Sheets/Websites.

✅ Kimi K2 = the “text + coding engine”

K2 is the best pick when your input is mostly text and you want reliable writing, reasoning, and coding output.

✅ Kimi K2.5 = the “visual + agent upgrade”

K2.5 is the one you choose when you have designs, screenshots, mockups, or when you want Kimi to behave more like a do-the-work agent.

Kimi AI Features

Kimi is one of those AI tools that can feel “normal” on the surface type a prompt, get an answer but the real value shows up when you treat it like a do-the-work system instead of a chatbox.

If you’ve ever wished an AI could:

• Turn a screenshot into a real landing page,

• Write a full doc with clean formatting,

• Build a slide deck that doesn’t look like a school project,

• Generate a spreadsheet with formulas and charts,

• Or run a big research task without you babysitting every step…

That’s the direction Kimi is moving especially with the K2.5 era of “visual agentic intelligence.” Kimi’s own materials describe K2.5 as a native multimodal model trained with mixed visual + text data and designed for agent workflows, including an “agent swarm” paradigm for complex tasks.

This guide is written like a human, for humans: clear explanations, real examples, and simple tips so you actually get better results.

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Feature overview

Let’s start with the big picture: Kimi is built around two layers of capability:

1. Core chat intelligence (asking, writing, summarizing, coding help)

2. “Work modes” + specialized creation tools (agents, visual coding, docs/slides/sheets/websites)

The “Kimi features” that matter most

From Kimi’s product navigation and feature pages, the core areas are:

• Agents / Agent Swarm

• Visual Coding

• Docs

• Slides

• Sheets

• Websites

• Deep Research (often grouped with agents and web tasks)

And then there’s an extra feature that power users love:

• Kimi Code (CLI) - a coding-focused environment powered by K2.5 for dev workflows

So instead of thinking “Kimi has features,” think:

Kimi is trying to be a practical work system: plan → build → polish → export.

The big change: multimodal + agent-first workflows

Kimi’s technical report for K2.5 frames it as “visual agentic intelligence”: not only understanding images/videos, but also generating code from designs and orchestrating multi-step agent workflows.

That matters because it changes what you can feed the model:

• Not just text prompts,

• But screenshots, mockups, tables, PDFs, even video-like inputs in some flows,

• And ask the system to produce real deliverables.

The four modes (why your results change so much)

Kimi’s K2.5 product experience describes four modes:

• Instant (fast answers)

• Thinking (deeper reasoning)

• Agent (multi-step work execution)

• Agent Swarm (Beta) (large-scale tasks)

This is a big deal because most people blame “the model” when the real issue is: they used the wrong mode.

• If you want a quick rewrite: Instant

• If you want a careful comparison: Thinking

• If you want “research + outline + draft + polish”: Agent

• If you want “do this 50 times consistently”: Swarm

Where Kimi is strongest (in plain language)

Based on Kimi’s own positioning:

• Front-end + creative coding is a major strength (especially for building UIs and interactive pages)

• Office-style deliverables (Docs, Slides, Sheets) are first-class features in the product lineup

• Large-scale execution is a core narrative with Agent Swarm

Now let’s break down each feature area, and how to use it like a pro.

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Agents

If Visual Coding is the “wow” feature, Agents are the “this saves me hours” feature.

What “Agents” means in Kimi

In Kimi’s world, an “agent” is basically:
an AI that doesn’t stop at one answer.

Instead of returning a single response, it can:

• Plan steps,

• Gather or process information,

• Generate drafts,

• Revise outputs,

• Format things properly,

• And deliver a final file-ready result.

Kimi explicitly frames K2.5’s agent capabilities as self-directed, and describes “agent swarm” orchestration for complex tasks.

Agent vs Thinking: what’s the real difference?

People confuse these two.

• Thinking is about better reasoning inside one answer.

• Agent is about doing a workflow.

If you ask:

“Compare K2 vs K2.5 and make a table.”

Thinking mode might produce a strong answer.

But if you ask:

“Research the topic, create a table, write a 3,000-word article, then produce 25 FAQs and a CTA section.”

That’s an agent job.

What Agent Swarm adds

Kimi’s K2.5 technical report describes that for complex tasks, it can self-direct an agent swarm with up to 100 sub-agents executing parallel workflows across up to 1,500 tool calls, reducing execution time compared to single-agent setups.

You don’t need to memorize the numbers, but the meaning is important:

Swarm is for scale and consistency.
It’s the difference between:

• “Write me one landing page”
  and

• “Write me 20 landing pages in the same style, plus 20 meta titles, plus 20 FAQ sets.”

What Agents are great for

Here are common “agent-friendly” tasks:

1) Full content production

• Keyword outline + headings

• Article draft

• FAQ expansion

• Schema suggestions

• Internal linking plan

• Final polish pass

2) Research + synthesis

• Summarize multiple sources

• Extract key claims

• Compare competitors

• Produce a recommendation report

3) Business deliverables

• Proposals

• Product specs

• SOP documents

• Meeting notes → action plan

4) Batch work

• Many variations (ads, hooks, product descriptions)

• Localization versions

• Category pages (templates filled consistently)

Agent prompt templates that work

Here are prompts that reliably “activate” agent behavior:

Template A: Research → Write → Polish

“Act as a research agent. First collect the key points. Then propose an outline. Then write the article. Finally, rewrite it to sound natural and remove repetition. Ask me only if something blocks you.”

Template B: Deliverable bundle

“Create a complete page pack: meta title, meta description, H1, intro hook, section content, comparison table, FAQs, and a CTA block. Keep it friendly and clear. Use short paragraphs.”

Template C: Batch + consistency

“Generate 25 FAQs with answers. Keep answers 2–4 sentences. Use the same tone and avoid repeating the same opening line.”

A simple “agent mindset” tip

If you want better agent outputs, stop asking:

• “Write an article about X”

And start asking:

• “Build the deliverable I would publish”

Agents perform better when the goal is concrete.

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Visual coding

Visual coding is Kimi’s standout “creator” feature: give it a design, get code.

What Kimi means by Visual Coding

Kimi K2.5 is positioned as strong in front-end development and “coding with vision,” including image/video-to-code generation and visual debugging.

In human terms:
You can upload:

• A UI screenshot,

• A mockup,

• A landing page example,

• A hand-drawn wireframe,

and ask it to generate:

• HTML/CSS/JS,

• A responsive layout,

• Animations,

• Component structure,

• Or a clean UI clone.

Kimi’s own product pages call this “From Design to Code.”

Why Visual Coding is different from “normal coding”

Most models can code if you describe what you want.

Visual coding is different because:

• You don’t need perfect wording,

• You can point to layout and spacing,

• You can say “like this,” and the model can see what “this” means.

This reduces the number of back-and-forth rounds, especially for front-end work.

What it’s best for

1) Landing pages

• Hero sections

• Feature cards

• Pricing sections

• FAQ accordions

• CTAs

2) UI cloning

• Dashboards

• Login pages

• Tool interfaces

3) UI debugging
You can show a screenshot of the bug (alignment, overflow, spacing) and ask for a fix.

Kimi’s K2.5 report explicitly calls out visual debugging and reconstruction from video-like inputs.

How to get “production-ready” results (the secret)

Most people do this:

“Convert this design to code.”

And then complain the code is messy.

Instead, add three constraints:

1. File structure

“Return separate files: index.html, styles.css, script.js.”

2. Responsiveness

“Use a responsive layout for mobile/tablet/desktop.”

3. Accessibility

“Use semantic HTML and accessible buttons/labels.”

Then ask for:

• Clean spacing system,

• Reusable components,

• Comments for key sections.

Visual coding prompt examples

Example 1: Exact UI rebuild

“Recreate this UI as closely as possible. Use HTML/CSS with a simple JS file for interactions. Keep typography similar, and match spacing. Make it responsive.”

Example 2: Turn screenshot into a component

“Build this hero section as a reusable component. Provide plain HTML/CSS (no frameworks). Then show a Tailwind version.”

Example 3: Improve an existing UI

“Here is my current page and the target design screenshot. Update my layout to match the target design while keeping the same content.”

Kimi Code CLI (for developers)

Kimi also offers Kimi Code, described as a coding-focused perk engineered for dev workflows, with a CLI install command and a model “powered by kimi-k2.5.”

If you live in terminals and editors, that matters because it moves Kimi from “chat tool” to “dev assistant in workflow.”

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Docs / Slides / Sheets / Websites

This is where Kimi is trying to become a full “office + creation” system not just an AI writer.

Kimi has dedicated feature pages for:

• Docs

• Sheets
  and product navigation that includes Slides and Websites as top-level agent actions.

Let’s go one by one, and talk about what these features are actually good for.

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Docs (create, convert, review)

Kimi’s Docs feature is positioned around:

• Creating documents quickly,

• Converting formats,

• Reviewing and polishing,

• Previewing and downloading professional results.

What Docs is best for

1) Long-form writing with formatting

• Headings

• Bullet lists

• Tables

• Sections that look “document-ready”

2) Converting messy text into clean structure

• Notes → report

• Transcript → summary doc

• Brainstorm → specification

3) Editing like a human editor

• Reduce repetition

• Improve flow

• Fix awkward transitions

• Tighten paragraphs

How to get better docs

• Ask for a “document outline first”

• Ask for “a clean final version + a short version”

• Ask for “a checklist at the end” (it makes documents feel actionable)

Doc prompt example

“Create a professional document: title page, table of contents, sections, and conclusion. Keep it simple, clean, and readable.”

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Slides (presentations that don’t look boring)

Kimi’s ecosystem (including the Kimi app description) highlights “Agentic Slides” and producing presentation-ready decks in one go.

What Slides is best for

1) Turning ideas into a story

• What’s the problem

• What’s the solution

• Why now

• What’s next

2) Summarizing documents into slides

• 10-page report → 10–12 slides

• Blog → pitch deck

3) Investor/business decks

• Product overview

• Competitor comparison

• Roadmap

• Pricing

• Go-to-market

How to get better slides

Slides get ugly when they’re too dense.

So ask for:

• 1 Headline per slide

• 3–5 Bullets max

• Speaker notes separate from on-slide text

Slide prompt example

“Create a 12-slide deck. Keep slides short and visual. Add speaker notes under each slide with details.”

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Sheets (spreadsheets, formulas, tables, charts)

Kimi’s Sheets feature is described as an “AI Excel agent” that can build professional spreadsheets, write formulas, create pivot tables, and design charts.

That’s a big deal if you do:

• Budgets

• Forecasting

• Performance tracking

• Pricing comparison tables

• Inventory lists

• SEO keyword sheets

What Sheets is best for

1) Structured tables

• Clean rows/columns

• Consistent formatting

• Filters and categories

2) Formula-heavy work

• KPIs

• Growth rates

• Weighted scoring

• Lookup tables

3) Business analysis

• Financial models

• Profitability estimates

• Scenario planning

Sheet prompt examples

“Create a spreadsheet template for monthly SEO content production: columns for keyword, intent, title, URL, status, publish date, internal links.”

“Build a pricing comparison sheet with scoring and weighted totals. Include a summary row and a chart.”

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Websites (from prompt to real page)

Kimi’s agent interface lists Websites as a top-level creation action.
And K2.5’s report emphasizes generating complete front-end interfaces, including interactive layouts and animations.

What Websites is best for

1) Landing pages fast

• Hero, features, social proof, pricing, FAQ, CTA

2) “Template systems”

• Category page template

• Tool review template

• Comparison page template

3) Micro-sites

• Single-page marketing sites

• Product waitlists

• Event pages

How to get better website outputs

Ask for:

• Clean file structure

• Responsive breakpoints

• Reusable components

• Basic SEO tags (title, description)

• Performance-friendly CSS

Website prompt example

“Build a responsive landing page for [topic]. Provide HTML/CSS/JS. Use a clean white background, black text, and two CTA buttons. Add a FAQ accordion.”

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Deep Research (the quiet superpower)

Kimi includes Deep Research as a visible product area alongside websites/docs/slides/sheets and agent features.

In real life, “Deep Research” is useful when you want:

• A thorough exploration,

• Structured summaries,

• Comparisons with pros/cons,

• And a final recommendation.

The key is to ask for outputs you can use, not just information.

Deep research prompt example

“Research this topic and produce: (1) a 1-paragraph summary, (2) 10 bullet highlights, (3) a pros/cons table, (4) 5 recommendations, (5) FAQs.”

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FAQs

Below are practical FAQs written the way real users ask them.

What are Kimi’s most important features?

The biggest feature areas are Agents, Visual Coding, and creation tools for Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Websites, plus Deep Research and developer workflows like Kimi Code.

What is Agent Mode in Kimi?

Agent Mode is designed for multi-step work—planning, creating, organizing, and refining outputs rather than giving a single response. Kimi’s K2.5 materials describe self-directed agent workflows as a core capability.

What is Agent Swarm (Beta)?

Agent Swarm is Kimi’s scale feature for large tasks. Kimi’s K2.5 report describes swarms that can involve many sub-agents and run parallel workflows for complex jobs.

Should I use Agent mode for everything?

No. Use Agent mode when the task has multiple steps or deliverables. For quick rewrites, short answers, or simple questions, Instant mode is faster.

What is Visual Coding?

Visual Coding means you can upload designs or screenshots and have Kimi generate structured code (often front-end UI). Kimi’s K2.5 report emphasizes “coding with vision” and image/video-to-code capabilities.

Can Kimi really build websites from screenshots?

That’s one of the headline use cases for K2.5: turning visual inputs into front-end interfaces.

What kinds of documents can Kimi handle?

Kimi’s Docs feature is positioned to create, convert, review, preview, and download documents with professional formatting.

Can Kimi make slides automatically?

Kimi’s product ecosystem (including app descriptions) highlights generating slides and “Agentic Slides” as a supported workflow.

Can Kimi create spreadsheets with formulas and charts?

Kimi’s Sheets feature explicitly mentions writing formulas, creating pivot tables, and building charts.

Is there a coding-specific version of Kimi?

Yes Kimi Code is presented as a coding-focused CLI tool powered by K2.5 for developer workflows.

What’s the easiest way to get better outputs from Kimi?

Use this pattern:

1. Ask for an outline

2. Ask for a draft

3. Ask for a “human rewrite” and polish pass

4. Ask for final formatting (table, checklist, FAQs)

What’s the biggest mistake people make with Kimi?

Treating everything like a single prompt. Kimi’s biggest wins come from workflow-style prompting especially in Agent mode.

Can Kimi handle large tasks?

Yes Kimi’s K2.5 report explicitly frames large-scale execution via agent swarms and many tool calls for complex tasks.

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Final takeaway: how to use Kimi features like a pro

If you want a simple “best practice” routine:

• Use Instant for quick writing and edits.

• Use Thinking for careful comparisons and complex reasoning.

• Use Agent when you want a deliverable (doc, deck, site, sheet) built end-to-end.

• Use Agent Swarm when the work is big and repetitive (many pages, many outputs, consistent format).

• Use Visual Coding whenever you have a screenshot or mockup this is where K2.5 shines.

• Use Docs/Slides/Sheets/Websites when you want file-ready outputs, not just text.