An open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the CLI, with 500+ models at provider cost.
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Developers who want an open-source agent inside their existing IDE with free choice of model.
About Kilo Code #
Kilo Code is an open-source coding agent that runs in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and the terminal. You choose among more than 500 models, can switch mid-task, and pay the model provider's rate with no markup; no API key is needed to start. It ships specialised agents, including Code, Plan and Ask, supports custom agents, and has an autonomous mode for CI/CD.
Kilo Code is an open-source project written primarily in TypeScript, with 27k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.
npm install -g @kilocode/cli
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Kilo Code vs. the alternatives #
| Record | Stars | Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilo Codethis listing | 27k | TypeScript | MIT | Open source |
| OpenCode | 210k | — | MIT | Open source |
| gemini-cli | 107k | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| Zed | 91k | Rust | GPL-3.0-or-later | Open source |
| OpenHands | 89k | — | MIT | Open source |
| Cline | 69k | — | Apache-2.0 | Open source |