Kimi's $100 tier gives less usage than a $20 Claude sub, yet thrives in China
Linahuaa · x · 2026-10-24
A subscriber argues Kimi has by far the worst usage limits due to compute constraints—a $100 Kimi sub gives less usage than a $20 Claude sub with a better model. Yet demand in China is so high users get waitlisted, since ChatGPT can't be paid with Chinese credit cards. The author praises Kimi's writing quality, knowledge, and UX as the best daily driver for Chinese non-coders, better than 'barebones' DeepSeek, and uses it as backup when VPN access to Sol 6.1 fails.
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