Kimi launches hosted agents service, offering harness framework as cloud offering

Kimi has announced the release of Kimi Hosted Agents, providing the underlying Harness framework as a cloud service. This offering allows enterprises and developers to access a 24/7 managed environment without needing to build or maintain the operational infrastructure, supporting long-running tasks and multi-agent collaboration. To ensure security, the service includes independent sandboxing and network access control, allowing businesses to define operational boundaries and audit all execution traces. Kimi states that this managed environment enables rapid development cycles, as Kimi handles the maintenance and upgrades of the core infrastructure. The platform currently offers over 140 Skills and 30+ plugins, with initial availability including eight financial Agent templates covering areas like IPO tracking and research modeling. Furthermore, Kimi Hosted Agents can integrate with external security measures via the Kimi Inference Hook, which allows enterprises to define rules to inspect inputs and tool outputs before model inference. The pricing structure is detailed as: Total Cost = Sandbox Runtime (hours) x ¥0.072/hour + Model Inference Fees + Σ(Plugin Call Count x Plugin Unit Price).