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Plans, writes and debugs code in your editor or shell with 500+ models at provider prices.

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Coding & WebOpen SourceWe checked the prices on kilo.ai on 8 Nov 2026.

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What is Kilo Code?

Plans, writes and debugs code in your editor or shell with 500+ models at provider prices.

Coding & WebCode Assistants & IDEsCoding agentVS CodeJetBrains

Who is Kilo Code best for?

Kilo Code is best for developers who want one coding agent in VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal with any model.

  • Trying many models

    It can switch among 500+ models mid-task and passes on provider prices with no markup.

  • Keeping your editor

    It installs into VS Code, Cursor and other Open VSX editors and JetBrains IDEs instead of replacing them.

  • CI pipelines

    kilo run with the --auto flag works through a task with no prompts, for jobs that fix or update code in CI.

  • Teams that watch AI spend

    The Teams plan adds usage analytics, shared agents and central billing for $15 per user a month.

How much does Kilo Code cost?

Kilo Code is free for individuals, with model use billed at provider rates or through your own keys; Teams costs $15 per user per month and Enterprise is priced on request.

Self-hosted$0Forever, model use billed separately
  • VS Code, JetBrains and CLI agents
  • Code, Plan, Ask and Debug modes plus custom agents
  • Your own keys, free models or local models
Teams$15Per user per month
  • Usage analytics and an AI adoption score
  • Shared custom agents and shared provider keys
  • Central billing and priority support

Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM, audit logs, model and provider limits and SLAs at a custom price. Hosted model use is paid at provider rates through the Kilo Gateway, with a 5% fee on credit purchases, or through Kilo Pass at $19, $49 or $199 a month for credits plus bonus credits. Cloud agents bill compute separately. Full pricing on kilo.ai. We checked these prices on .

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Is Kilo Code open source?

Yes. Kilo Code's code is public under the MIT licence, so you can run it on your own server.

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+372 (+1.3%) in the last 30 days

Last commit
12 Nov
Repository age
1 years
Latest release
5 Nov
Licence
MIT
Self-hosted
Yes
Run it yourselfThe code and the steps to put it on your own server are in its repository on GitHub.View on GitHub

What are the best Kilo Code alternatives?

Kilo Code is an open source alternative to GitHub Copilot and Claude Code. OpenCode, Refact.ai, OpenHands and Tabby do the same job and are open source too.

Questions about Kilo Code

What is Kilo Code?

Plans, writes and debugs code in your editor or shell with 500+ models at provider prices.

Who is Kilo Code for?

Kilo Code is best for developers who want one coding agent in VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal with any model.

Is Kilo Code free?

Yes for individuals. The VS Code, JetBrains and CLI agents are free and MIT-licensed, and you pay only for model use: at provider rates through the Kilo Gateway, through your own provider keys, or nothing with free or local models.

How much does Kilo Code cost?

Kilo Code's paid plans are Teams at $15 per user per month.

Is Kilo Code open source?

Yes. Kilo Code's code is public under the MIT licence, so you can run it on your own server.

What are the best Kilo Code alternatives?

The closest alternatives on Recaply are GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenCode, Refact.ai, OpenHands and Tabby.

Where can I try Kilo Code?

On its official website, kilo.ai.