Kilo

Kilo is an open-source AI coding agent for IDEs, the terminal, and cloud, used by developers and teams.

  • Free plan
  • Web app · Desktop · Mobile · Plugin or MCP
  • Verified 18 Oct 2026

What Kilo does

Kilo is an open-source AI coding agent for IDEs, a terminal CLI, and cloud, with access to 500+ models at zero markup. It has a Free plan, a Teams plan at USD 15/month per user billed monthly, and Enterprise plans priced by contacting sales. Self-serve signup is available and a free trial is offered.

Built for

  • Developers
  • Teams and enterprises

Key features

  • Agentic coding assistant in VS Code and JetBrains
  • Terminal CLI for scripts and CI jobs
  • Cloud agents startable from any browser
  • Agent command center with parallel isolated worktrees
  • Auto Model routing across Efficient, Frontier, and Free tiers
  • Bring your own keys and local models

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Open-source AI coding agent.
  • Free plan with no listed cost.
  • Access to 500+ models at zero markup.
  • Agentic coding assistant in VS Code and JetBrains, plus a terminal CLI for scripts and CI jobs.
  • Self-serve signup and a free trial.

Cons

  • Enterprise pricing is not published; it requires contacting sales.
  • Teams pricing is per user at USD 15/month billed monthly, so cost scales with the number of users.

Where Kilo is listed

Kilo is listed under AI coding agents in AI coding tools.

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