# Kimi (كيمي)

> Kimi is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-07-17.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Moonshot AI](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/moonshot-ai.md)
- Categories: AI Assistants, AI Coding, AI Writing
- Official site: https://kimi.com
- Community votes: 16
- Last updated: 2026-07-17
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/kimi

## About

AI assistant by Moonshot AI for chat, writing, coding, and document analysis

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. Community testing in March 2026 confirmed that the site, sign-in, and AI chat all work normally from Syria, but Syrian phone registration fails and subscription payments are blocked at the payment provider. The core service is usable while paid features remain inaccessible. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-05 — Investigated. Community testing on the MTN network in Syria confirmed that Kimi (kimi.com) is accessible for core features but payment is restricted. The website loads normally, Google sign-in works, the AI chat interface responds using the K2.5 Instant model, and the pricing page (kimi.com/membership/pricing) displays correctly. However, phone registration for +963 (Syria) shows "No Data Available", and attempting to subscribe redirects to Stripe checkout (checkout.stripe.com), which returns a "Something went wrong" error. With a VPN, the payment page loads normally. The restriction is Stripe-side geo-blocking of Syrian IPs. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/lvk86o0bdhy49z7ierjuclu1/bwx5tpzabf40528hkemul097-photo-5857177408891456695-y.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/lzja7w0c2z5lzgeokb2smin2/nya6jm92xnlyutuerh614c4a-photo-5857177408891456694-y.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/tsx73hwv10nmlwhuvdqs2hra/qppiwat2ppnjnyuqqjp7xxze-photo-5857177408891456692-y.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/v36tml0cdqhy4j5ma5422g5m/y4pn12tshu95pc9gkrznhlna-photo-5857177408891456693-y.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/deb9z8ai0hy61uv6xk3zetxr/wyh43daici6t44olixucmsbo-photo-5857177408891456696-y.jpg)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/kimi?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/kimi/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/kimi
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/kimi.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/kimi.md