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Legal practiceKimi for legal practice
Chinese AI lab (Moonshot AI) with the open-weight Kimi K2 family and an assistant that focuses strongly on agents, deep research and long documents.
Kimi is not on our list for advocacy. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for advocacy.
- GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
- GDPR: Caution
- QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
- 1487Elo, independent
- Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
- 7,6
- Entry price
- Free
What Kimi does in legal practice
- Flagship K3 (2.8T parameters, 1M context) and open-weight K2.6 are self-hostable
- Multimodal: text, image and video in one architecture
- Strong in agent work and deep research
- Affordable API with substantial cache discounts
Kimi has a specific GDPR concern. The parent company is based in Beijing and falls under Chinese security legislation; the privacy policy does not explicitly name that jurisdiction. Keep confidential data out of the consumer app; self-hosting the open weights is the safe route. Weigh this heavily before deploying it in legal practice.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: CautionProfessional secrecy is mandatory. Only enter client data into a business/EU variant with a data processing agreement, where input is not used for training. Always keep a lawyer in the loop.
The international service is provided by Moonshot AI Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); according to the privacy policy, data is stored on servers in Singapore and content may be used to improve the service. The K2 models are open-weight and can be self-hosted.
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Questions about Kimi for legal practice
- Is Kimi suitable for legal practice?
- Not specifically. Kimi is not on our list for advocacy; it is broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for advocacy. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
- May I put confidential data into Kimi?
- Confidentiality is mandatory. Only put client data into a business/EU variant with a data processing agreement, where input is not used for training. Always keep a lawyer in the loop. The international service falls under Moonshot AI Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); according to the privacy policy, data is stored on servers in Singapore and content may be used to improve the service. The K2 models are open-weight and can be self-hosted.
- How much does Kimi cost?
- There is Kimi (free) (Free), Moderato ($19 / month), API, Kimi K3 ($3.00 / $15.00 per 1M), API, Kimi K2.6 ($0.95 / $4.00 per 1M). Check current prices on the official site.
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