Kimi Agent Swarm LIVE Review

Summary

This video gives you a live, hands-on review of Kimi's Agent Swarm feature, tested against the $40/month Kimi Algretto plan. The hosts walk you through what it actually looks like to deploy a Kimi agent swarm — in this case, tasked with building a presentation on sub-agents in OpenClaw — and give you their honest verdict: disappointed. The concept is genuinely exciting. Kimi spins up a team of named sub-agents, each assigned a role (researcher, SVG artist, presenter, etc.), complete with animations showing what each agent is doing. It feels like running your own company. But once you get past the visual appeal, the cracks show fast. The biggest frustration is control. Once you launch a swarm, you cannot stop it mid-run to refine the plan — and if you cancel, you lose your credits with no refund. Compare that to Claude Code, where you can hit Escape, adjust your prompt, and continue from where you left off at no extra cost. Each Kimi swarm run costs 3 agent credits, and individual Kimi Claw uses burn 1 credit each, so your 43-credit monthly allowance disappears quickly if you're not careful. Beyond the UX issues, the output quality was underwhelming. The research results were general and lacked depth compared to what OpenClaw's built-in sub-agent orchestration produced — for free. The hosts note that if you already use OpenClaw, you already have agent swarm functionality built in, with no extra cost or setup required. The verdict: Kimi Agent Swarm is a smart idea, poorly executed at this stage. If you're completely new to AI agents and comparing Kimi to something like Grok, Kimi's swarm is a step up. But if you're already using modern tools like Claude Code or OpenClaw, there's no reason to pay for Kimi's plan. The hosts suggest checking back in a few months to see if Kimi improves, and tease upcoming tutorials on Claude Code's agent team features for those who want to go deeper.