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3 open source tools do the job of Kimi Work. The most starred is DeepSeek Harness, with 280k stars. Verified on GitHub. About Kimi Work
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Questions about alternatives to Kimi Work
What is the best open source alternative to Kimi Work?
By GitHub stars it is DeepSeek Harness, with 280,496 stars and a commit on 13 Nov. Choose DeepSeek Harness when you want a desktop and web agent whose source you can inspect, change and run yourself. Next come AionUi (34,266 stars) and Leon (17,672 stars).
Is there a free alternative to Kimi Work?
Yes. The code of all 3 is public under MIT or Apache 2.0, so you can use them with no licence fee. Running one yourself costs the server and your time to look after it, and some makers also sell a hosted plan.
How do I choose between them?
Start from the job you use Kimi Work for. Choose AionUi when you want a desktop agent workspace that is not tied to one model maker and runs 20+ agents side by side. Choose Leon when you want a computer-using assistant whose code you can read and change, running on local models if you prefer.
Which Kimi Work alternatives can I host on my own server?
1 of the 3: Leon. Each tool's page says what it needs to run.
Which ones are still being worked on?
All 3 we track had a commit in the last 30 days, among them DeepSeek Harness, AionUi and Leon. A recent commit shows the project is kept up, not that it will stay that way.
What licences do they use?
MIT (2), Apache 2.0 (1). MIT, BSD and Apache let you change and reuse the code freely.
What do I lose by leaving Kimi Work?
The hosting. Kimi Work's maker runs the servers for you; with an open source tool the updates, backups, security fixes and support are yours, unless you take the maker's hosted plan. Features differ too, so check what each one imports and exports before you move your data.