Kilo Code

Kilo Code is an open-source AI coding agent that runs in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, the terminal, and the cloud, giving you multi-step agentic coding with access to 500+ AI models and zero markup on token usage.

Overview

Kilo ships specialized agents — Code, Plan, Debug, and Ask — that write, refactor, debug, and explain code across your entire repository, with automatic codebase indexing, ripgrep-powered search, and AST-aware edits. You can bring your own API keys at provider rates with no markup, use free models, run fully local models through Ollama or LM Studio, or top up pay-as-you-go Kilo credits that work across every surface. Cloud Agents run long tasks in isolated containers connected to your GitHub or GitLab repo and deliver the results as pull requests, and you can kick off or review work from the IDE, the CLI, Slack, or a mobile app.

Key Features

• Specialized Code, Plan, Debug, and Ask agents with native sub-agent delegation
• 500+ models through one interface, plus BYOK and local-model support
• Automatic repo indexing with persistent memory and @file/@folder context
• Cloud Agents in isolated containers that return work as pull requests
• First-class MCP client with a one-click MCP marketplace
• MIT-licensed open-source clients; every prompt is visible and your code is never trained on
• Teams and Enterprise: shared billing, SSO/SAML, SCIM, audit logs, data residency

💳 Pricing

The VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, and CLI are free and open source under the MIT license, with no mandatory subscription and no fixed seat price for individuals. You pay only for the models you use — your own API keys at list price, or pay-as-you-go Kilo credits at the same provider rates. Teams and Enterprise plans add centralized administration.

Who Is It For

Kilo Code is for developers who want an open, model-agnostic agent inside their existing editor instead of a forked IDE, and for teams that need enterprise controls without per-seat subscription lock-in.