# Claude vs Kimi: UI comparison

- Week: week of October 19, 2026 (2026-10-19)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/compare/claude-vs-kimi
- Open in Compare: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=table&mode=portals&week=2026-10-19&portals=claude,kimi&device=desktop

How Claude (Anthropic) and Kimi (Moonshot AI) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 4 differences and 4 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Claude shows 4 menu items outside the sidebar; Kimi shows 14.
- Kimi's message box covers more of the screen than Claude's (8.6% vs 6.5%).
- Claude's sidebar takes 23% of the screen width, Kimi shows no sidebar.
- Kimi shows a note about the AI's limits; Claude does not.

## Similarities

- Both show about the same number of clickable items (~18 vs ~18).
- Both use 2 text sizes.
- Both were captured in dark mode.
- Both message boxes sit in the middle third of the screen.

## Latest menu changes

### Claude

No menu changes have been recorded for Claude yet.

### Kimi

Week of October 19, 2026, compared with the week of October 12, 2026:

- A new 3D Make item appears in the input area.

## Portal pages

- Claude: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/claude
- Kimi: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/kimi

## Screenshots

- Claude, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/claude.local.png?v=1792783734060
- Kimi, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/kimi.local.png?v=1792784010585