Kilo Code

Developers waste hours wrestling with boilerplate, context-switching between tools, and paying for bloated AI subscriptions they barely use. Kilo Code is an open-source AI coding agent that plugs directly into VS Code, JetBrains, and the CLI — supporting 500+ models with bring-your-own API keys and zero markup. It keeps your code private, your workflow unbroken, and your wallet intact with pay-as-you-go pricing.

An Open-Source Coding Agent That Doesn't Lock You In

Most AI coding tools want you inside their walled garden. Proprietary forks of your editor. Fixed subscriptions whether you use them or not. Silent context compression you can't see or control.

Kilo Code takes the opposite approach. It's Apache-2.0 licensed, runs inside your existing VS Code or JetBrains IDE (no fork required), and gives you full transparency into every prompt, every context window, every model call.

Here's the deal: 1.5 million developers already use it daily.

500+ Models, Zero Markup

Kilo doesn't force you onto a single model. Pick from 500+ models across 60+ providers - Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Llama, Mistral, and more. Pay the exact list price. No commission, no hidden fees.

Want to run everything locally? Use Ollama or LM Studio. Want managed services? Hook up AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, or Google AI Studio. Hit a quota limit? Kilo's virtual provider kicks in as a fallback automatically.

You can also grab a Kilo Pass subscription for up to 50% bonus free credits on your AI usage - but it's completely optional.

Stay in Your Flow, Everywhere

Start a task on your phone. Finish it in VS Code. Your session history, active agents, and variables follow you across devices and environments. No copy-pasting context. No starting over.

Cloud Agents run Kilo in isolated containers connected to your repo. Close your laptop, go grab coffee - long-running tasks keep going. Check progress and resume from your IDE or CLI with the same context intact.

Privacy That's Actually Private

Kilo doesn't collect telemetry by default. It never trains on your code. Run local models and your code never leaves your machine. Teams get enterprise privacy controls with SOC 2 Type II certification.

No auto-model black box either. You always know exactly which model is running, see the full prompts, and monitor the context window size on each request.

Built for Teams, Not Just Solo Devs

The AI Management Dashboard lets you track adoption rates, measure onboarding speed, and prove ROI. Pooled credits and unified billing keep finance happy. Custom modes let you capture your best developer's workflows and share them across the entire team.

Orchestrator Mode and Code Review work together so you can plan, build, and audit simultaneously. Memory Bank stores architectural decisions so you stop repeating yourself to the AI - or to new hires.

Coming from Cursor?

Kilo is the direct alternative. No proprietary fork. No fixed subscription. Full model choice, stronger privacy, and an open-source codebase you can inspect and modify. That's not marketing - it's the Apache-2.0 license.