Kilo is a feature-merge of Cline, Roo, and our own additions.
| Cline | Roo | Kilo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP marketplace Concept7, Figma, Perplexity, Firecrawl, Magic UI, Git, and many more… | |||
| Batteries included good defaults, no API keys required, free credits | |||
| Customizable agent personas | |||
| Faster editing through diffs | |||
| Customization of model providers, terminal tool use, and browser tool use | |||
| Multilingual | |||
and $20 free credits | |||
| Fireworks provider super fast inference |
Pricing
Open Source
- Extension is completely open sourceno lock-in, no training on your data
- Pay what you use: LLM token pricing exactly matches rates of providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google)or bring your own API keys, or use a free or a local model
- We take no commissionneither per token, nor per top-up
- $20 free credits to get you started
Enterprise
- Our business model is selling enterprise features
- Audit logs (planned)
- Role-based access control (planned)
- Contact us at hi@kilocode.ai
Get started
- If the button doesn't work, download from VS Code Marketplace
- Read the docs
- Github (leave feedback)
- Discord (join community)
- Substack (blog)
- Follow us on social media
FAQ
How does Kilo Code work?
How did Kilo Code start?
Kilo Code started as a fork of Roo Code, which itself is a fork of Cline—the fastest growing and most popular open source alternative 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.
Who is Kilo Code?
JP Posma, Justin Halsall, Johan Otten, Sebastian Glaser, Olesya Elfimova, Omar Olivares Urrutia, Kevin van Dijk, Chris Rieckmann, Darko Gjorgjievski, Eamon Nerbonne, Brendan O'Leary, James Burke.
Are you hiring?
Yes, we're well-funded, and still hiring. Email us at hi@kilocode.ai if you're interested. We're remote-first, but with offices in SF and Amsterdam. Expect to work really hard and have a ton of fun.