Kuse vs MiniMax Agent (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Kuse if

• Fits if you turn piles of project files into slides and reports
• Works for small teams, since the team plan has no per-seat price

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: a one-time 1,800 credits, with no stated refill
• Skip it if you use an Intel Mac, as the Mac app is Apple Silicon only, macOS 14 or later
• Watch out: the pricing page named no plan tiers and showed Malaysian ringgit in one render
• Watch out: team pricing starts at $200 a month, and the Advanced Team plan is $500
• Watch out: both desktop apps are in beta

Pick MiniMax Agent if

• Fits if you want research, a slide deck or a website back from one prompt
• Works for people who already use MiniMax models in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want video on the first paid plan, as that starts on Explore at $55 a month
• Not for you if you hate meters, since limits reset every 5 hours and every week and nothing carries over
• Tight if you're staying free, with model use only described as limited and no video or API key
• Watch out: desktop scheduled tasks run only while the computer is awake and the app is open
• Watch out: plan downgrades aren't supported, and the desktop app is Mac and Windows only

Kuse

• The pricing page names no plan tiers, only credit amounts, and does not say what a credit buys.
• The pricing page displayed Malaysian ringgit in one render; the US$ figures come from the page's US-dollar markup.
• The Mac app is for Apple Silicon only (macOS 14 or later) and both desktop apps are in beta.
• SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 are listed as in progress, not completed.

MiniMax Agent

• Scheduled tasks in the desktop app run only while the computer is awake and the app is open.
• The Go plan does not include the H3 video model; video starts at Explore.
• Unused usage does not carry over between windows or billing periods, and plan downgrades are not supported.
• The desktop, mobile and CLI apps are branded MiniMax Code, and the desktop app is offered for macOS and Windows only.

Kuse

Deliverables from your files

Creates documents, spreadsheets and presentations from project materials, plus images and videos for reports, proposals and teaching.

Research and analysis

Plans scale from daily research topics to complex, multi-source and large-scale analysis.

Integrations

The homepage cites over 70 integrations, including Google Drive, Gmail, Notion, Slack, Google Sheets and Outlook.

Web and desktop apps

Works in a browser with no install; macOS and Windows desktop apps (beta) open local project folders you choose.

Team workspace

Team plans pool credits across members, with owner, admin and member roles and monthly credit limits per group or member.

MiniMax Agent

Cloud tasks on the web

The web app takes on research, websites, documents, slide decks, spreadsheets, images, video and audio from a prompt, with nothing to install.

MiniMax Code desktop app

On macOS and Windows the agent works with local folders, the terminal and a built-in browser, and with permission operates other apps through Computer Use, in separate Coding and Work modes.

Local-to-cloud handoff

A desktop task can be handed to the cloud with its context and files, followed up on the web, and synced back to the local folder once it finishes.

Scheduled tasks and remote control

Recurring tasks run on a schedule, and a phone can check progress, add instructions and approve permissions. Telegram, WeChat and Lark can be linked as channels.

Skills, plugins and custom agents

Skills document the workflow for a kind of task, plugins and MCP servers add callable tools, and custom agents get their own role, instructions and workspace.

One plan across apps

An M Plan subscription covers the web, desktop, mobile and CLI apps, and paid tiers include an API key for tools such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. All usage counts toward the same limits.

Kuse

• 18,000 creditsUS$19.9

  per month, billed monthly

  Advanced AI models, in-depth research, unlimited files per chat and unlimited file upload capacity.

• 38,000 creditsUS$39.9

  per month, billed monthly

  Adds early access to beta features and longer task execution windows. Marked as recommended.

• 198,000 creditsUS$199.9

  per month, billed monthly

  Frontier AI models, higher sandbox session capacity and 24/7 dedicated customer support.

• Team$200

  per month and up, pooled credits

  Shared credits with no per-seat pricing; Pro Team starts at 180K credits, Advanced Team at $500 a month.

MiniMax Agent

• Free$0

  Limited text, image and speech model use, 5 scheduled tasks, 20 projects and 20 website deployments. No video model or API key.

• Go$220

  per year, billed annually

  For light use: text, image and speech models but no video model, 15 scheduled tasks, 50 projects and an API key. $22 billed monthly.

• Explore$550

  per year, billed annually

  3x Go usage, adds the H3 video model, 20 scheduled tasks and 100 projects. $55 billed monthly.

• Build$1,320

  per year, billed annually

  7.5x Go usage, the H3 video model, priority access at peak hours, 50 scheduled tasks and 200 projects. $132 billed monthly.

Kuse

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing saves 20%

  The pricing page's yearly toggle is labeled save 20%, and the team page says annual billing saves around 20%.

MiniMax Agent

• Annual discount

  Two months free with annual billing

  The M Plan FAQ says annual billing charges for 10 months and gives 2 free: $220, $550 and $1,320 a year, against $22, $55 and $132 a month.

• Other savings

  50% off the first month through October 14

  During the M Plan launch, the first month of Go, Explore or Build on monthly billing is half price through October 14, 2026. Renewals are at the regular price and annual billing is excluded.