Frontier models for the hard parts, open weights for the rest

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Kimchi is an open-source coding agent that orchestrates multiple AI models—including open-weight

models like Kimi K2.7 and MiniMax M3 alongside commercial frontier models—to intelligently route

each task to the best model for the job. Powered by Ferment, Kimchi evaluates every step,

automatically reworking or escalating tasks when needed to maintain quality while minimizing the use

of expensive frontier models. The result is high-quality code generation at approximately 2.5x lower

cost than relying on commercial models alone—all with the transparency and flexibility of open

source.

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