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Kilo Code
Kilo Code provides open-source AI coding agents across VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, and cloud, with model choice and team controls for individual developers and engineering teams.
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kilo.ai·Free + paid plans·Checked 2026-08-28
›What is Kilo Code?
Kilo Code is an open-source AI coding agent available in VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, and cloud environments. It can write and refactor code, plan features, debug errors, review code, and work across a codebase. Users can choose hosted models, bring provider keys, or run local models.
›What are the pros and cons of Kilo Code?
Strengths
Open-source code exposes prompts, context, and agent decisions for inspection
Works across IDEs, CLI, cloud agents, and Slack rather than being limited to one coding surface
Supports hosted models, provider keys, and local models
Offers more than 500 models without adding inference markup
Includes specialized modes for coding, planning, debugging, and review
Trade-offs
Platform access, AI inference, and cloud compute are billed as separate components
Some marketplace modes vary in quality and require curation
The VS Code interface can start more slowly on less powerful machines than a lighter CLI tool
Team governance and support features require paid Teams or Enterprise plans
›What are Kilo Code’s key features?
Code, Architect, Debug, Ask, and custom agent modes
Code generation, refactoring, debugging, and codebase-aware assistance
Support for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, CLI, cloud agents, and Slack
Access to more than 500 models across more than 60 providers
Bring-your-own-key support for providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Azure, and AWS Bedrock
Local model support through Ollama or LM Studio
Shared agent modes, usage analytics, centralized billing, and team privacy controls
›What are the best use cases for Kilo Code?
Planning a complex feature with Architect Mode before implementation
Writing or refactoring code across multiple files
Tracing errors and suggesting fixes in Debug Mode
Moving work between local IDE sessions and cloud agents
Reviewing code changes with an AI code reviewer
Routing different coding tasks to free, efficient, or frontier models
›What is the pricing for Kilo Code?
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Open-source VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI extensions with agentic coding, code completion, and generation. |
| Teams | $15/user/month | Adds team management, usage analytics, shared agent modes, centralized billing, shared BYOK, privacy controls, and priority support. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Adds SSO, audit logs, SCIM, provider and model controls, shared private gateway BYOK, SLAs, and dedicated support. |
| Kilo Pass | $19/mo | Optional monthly AI credit subscription with bonus credits. |
AI inference can use free or local models, BYOK, pay-as-you-go Kilo Gateway usage, or Kilo Pass. Cloud compute is charged separately, and the pricing summary lists a 5% credit purchase processing fee. Kilo Pass also lists Starter at $19/mo, Pro at $49/mo, and Expert at $199/mo.
Checked 2026-08-28 · source
›Who is Kilo Code best for?
soloFree platform access, BYOK, and local model support suit individual developers who want control over model and inference choices.
small teamTeams provides shared agent modes, usage reporting, billing, and privacy controls for collaborative engineering groups.
enterpriseEnterprise is aimed at organizations that need SSO, audit logs, SCIM, provider restrictions, SLAs, and dedicated support.
developersDevelopers working across IDEs, terminals, and cloud agents can use the same agent modes for coding, planning, debugging, and review.
Not for
- Buyers who want one subscription to include all AI inference and cloud compute costs should account for Kilo's separate usage charges.
- Users who prefer a minimal, CLI-only workflow may find the IDE-centered interface less suitable.
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