Kilo Code - Open source AI agent VS Code extension

Move ahead of the Cursor with the best AI coding agent for VS Code

Trusted by developers at the world's most innovative companies

Features

Kilo Code is an all-in-one, open source tool built on a solid foundation. And also actively contributes to all its up-stream packages.

Your Code, Your Choice, Your Control

Free to start, no commission fees, and complete model freedom—choose from 400+ hosted models, run locally, or BYOK. Our open source approach ensures you maintain full control without vendor lock-in.

Focus on the fun parts

Have AI handle all the mundane parts of programming like dependency management, figuring out bugs, updating documentation, updating tests, fixing typing issues, updating translation files. Free up your time for what's actually interesting.

Automate the tedious

Let the Orchestrator mode break down complex projects into manageable subtasks and coordinate between specialized agent modes. Watch as it delegates architecture planning to “architect” mode, implementation to “code“ mode, and troubleshooting to “debug” mode—all working together seamlessly to deliver your vision.

And so much more...

Open-source tool with automatic error recovery, hallucination prevention, and intelligent debugging.

Automatic failure recovery

Nothing is more frustrating than telling an AI about the error it created. Kilo automatically detects the errors, runs test suites and recovers on failure.

Hallucination-free code

Tired of AI tools hallucinating library APIs that don't exist? Kilo looks up library documentation automatically to make sure it's following the best practices, using Context7.

Context is king

Kilo searches for the right context automatically. Any context you add is bonus, not required.

Kickstart debugging

Have Kilo's 'debug' mode go through your codebase with a fine-toothed comb to find where a bug is coming from. No longer is it your job to do the most boring thing in programming.

Memory bank

Stop re-explaining your application to the AI, have AI keep its own records of what it worked on, your preferences and more.

Open Source

Fully open, no lock-in, no training on your data. And use local or free models, or any API provider (with your own API key). Join our community on Discord and Github and help shape Kilo's future.

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AI That Adapts to Your Workflow

Orchestrator Mode

Breaks complex projects into delegated subtasks

Cursor and Claude restrict you more and more

❌ Cursor and Claude restrict

✅ Kilo gives you freedom!

Rate limited

Hourly / daily / weekly

Unlimited requests

Code without watching the clock

Forcing model switches

Silent change / auto model / informed change

You control the model

No surprise downgrades, ever

Slower responses

Slow pool

Same fast speed for everyone

No priority lanes, no slow pools

Per request cost not transparent

Actual costs hidden

Cost insights allow optimization

All details including the context window

Smaller context windows

Compress or drop context after certain length

Full context retained

You are in control of the context window

"Premium requests"

2x for better models

All models, all features, no gotchas

Opaque subscription pricing

Hidden costs and surprise bills

Clear usage-based pricing

BYOK + free model support

One-size-fits-all approach

Generic prompts and limited customization

Multiple, customizable agent personas

Tailored multi-agent teams

Get started

Get started with Kilo Code and start building your next great project.

Kilo Code in 100 seconds

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Pricing

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Open Source
Free
forever

VS Code Extension with no cost, no restrictions
Full source code access on GitHub
We do not train on your code
No vendor lock-in
Buy AI tokens from us at the OpenRouter price
Community support on Discord

Teams
$29
/user/month

All the features from open source
Centralized billing and invoicing
Team management dashboard
Usage analytics and reporting
Role-based access permissions
Control data collection policy
Priority support access

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Enterprise
$299
/user/month

All the features from teams
Limit models and/or providers
Audit logs
SSO, OIDC, & SCIM support
SLA commitments
Dedicated support channels

Contact Sales

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Kilo Code.

Q: How did Kilo Code start?

A: Kilo Code started as a fork of

Roo Code

, which itself is a fork of

Cline

—the two fastest growing and most popular open source alternatives to Cursor.

We're building a superset

of both Roo and Cline: we include all their features, plus our own. We regularly merge their updates and contribute our improvements back.

Q: Who is Kilo Code?

A: Alex, Brendan, Brian, Catriel, Chris, Christiaan, Coen, Darko, Eamon, Emilie, JP, Job, John, Kevin, Mark, Olesya, Remon, Scott and Tirumari.

Learn more about the team here.