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Kilo

One open agent for every developer workflow

RANKED #4 · OPEN-SOURCE AI CODING AGENTSLISTERSCORE 88.0

Kilo is an open-source AI coding agent available in IDEs, CLI and cloud. It offers a unified platform for developers to build with AI.

Best for	agentic engineering teams
Website	kilo.ai

Company facts

Social profiles	YouTube, GitHub, Product Hunt
Brand colour	#617a91

Facilities and features

Published pricing
API

What stands out

The AI tool provides access to over 500 models without markup.

“500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys. One fully open-source agent everywhere you work:”Kilo, own website

The AI tool allows full inspection of prompts and context via open source code.

“No black boxes. Inspect everything.”Kilo, own website

Strengths and trade-offs

The AI tool provides access to over 500 models without markup.
The AI tool allows full inspection of prompts and context via open source code.

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How Kilo ranks

#5 in AI coding agents for enterprises

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 16; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 12.

“Code Agent. Write, refactor, and ship production-ready code with an AI agent that understands your entire codebase.”Kilo, own website

“Everything in Teams, plus security & compliance Custom SSO, audit logs & SLA”Kilo, own website

#9 in AI coding agents with a team plan

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 16; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 12.

“Kilo Code ships with specialized agents so you can switch contexts without switching tools.”Kilo, own website

“Selected Teams Everything in Free, plus team management”Kilo, own website

#6 in Open-source AI app builders

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 16; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 12.

“Built for agentic engineering Multiple agents, one platform Kilo Code ships with specialized agents so you can switch contexts without switching tools.”Kilo, own website

“Open to inspection with open source and MIT license. Open source.”Kilo, own website

#4 in Open-source AI coding agents

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 16; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 12.

“a free AI agent for VS Code and a free AI coding agent for the terminal .”Kilo, own website

“One fully open-source agent everywhere you work:”Kilo, own website

Alternatives to Kilo

Hyperlambda Build full stack apps and AI agents from plain English	#1 in Open-source AI coding agents	94.0
OpenHands The open platform for agentic software development	#2 in Open-source AI coding agents	90.0
Cline Open-source AI coding agent with client-side execution and zero cloud dependency.	#3 in Open-source AI coding agents	88.0
Holbox.ai The fastest way to build with AI	#5 in Open-source AI coding agents	84.0
Cline Bot The Open Agent Ship securely w/ Claude in VS Code	#6 in Open-source AI coding agents	82.0
Tabby Open-source, self-hosted AI coding assistant for developers	#7 in Open-source AI coding agents	82.0

Questions about Kilo

Who is Kilo best for?

Kilo is best for agentic engineering teams.

Where does Kilo rank?

Kilo is ranked #4 in Open-source AI coding agents (Lister Score 88.0), #5 in AI coding agents for enterprises (Lister Score 88.0), #6 in Open-source AI app builders (Lister Score 88.0) and #9 in AI coding agents with a team plan (Lister Score 88.0).

What are the best alternatives to Kilo?

The closest alternatives on Lister are Hyperlambda (#1 in Open-source AI coding agents), OpenHands (#2 in Open-source AI coding agents) and Cline (#3 in Open-source AI coding agents).

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