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Cline vs Kilo Code
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
C
Choose Cline if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Discord, Telegram
- you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams
K
Choose Kilo Code if…
- you work on Web, Self-hosted
- you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams
Side by side
Feature Cline Kilo Code
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Starting priceFree$15/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
GitHub stars70.9K27.8K
Agent mode
Tab completion—
CLI / terminal
Cloud agents—
AI PR review—
Bring your own key
Local / self-hosted models
MCP support—
PlatformsVS Code, JetBrains, macOS, Windows, Linux, Slack, Discord, TelegramVS Code, JetBrains, Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, Slack, Self-hosted
CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants
CompanyCline Bot Inc.Kilo Code, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded—2025
Part of—Anaconda
Key features
C Cline
- Plan and Act modes with step approval or auto-approve
- Multi-file edits with diffs, checkpoints and one-click undo
- Runs bash commands and reacts to their output
- Supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio and OpenAI-compatible endpoints
- .clinerules files that teach the agent your project conventions
- MCP server integrations and SDK plugins
- Runs headless in GitHub Actions, GitLab and other CI pipelines
- Multi-agent teams with cron-scheduled automations
K Kilo Code
- Ask, Plan, Code, Debug and Custom agent modes
- 500+ models from 60+ providers at no markup
- Bring your own API keys
- Local models via Ollama or LM Studio
- Auto Model routing across Efficient, Frontier and Free tiers
- Parallel agents in isolated worktrees
- Cloud agents and AI code review
- CLI for shells, scripts and CI jobs
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Cline
Open SourceFree
EnterpriseCustom
Kilo Code
Free & Open SourceFree
Teams$15/user/month
EnterpriseCustom
Kilo PassFrom $19/mo
Strengths and limitations
Cline
- Free and open source for individual developers
- Works with any major model provider, including local models
- Available as an IDE extension, CLI, desktop app and SDK
- Inference sold at cost, or bring your own API key
- The JetBrains extension is listed only under the Enterprise plan on the pricing page
- Enterprise pricing is available only through sales
- Advanced config management and fine-grained permissions are still marked as coming soon
Kilo Code
- Free and MIT-licensed open source, with self-hosting possible
- Gateway inference billed at exact provider rates with no markup
- Supports BYOK and local models
- Available in VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, cloud, Slack and mobile
- Inference and cloud compute are billed separately from the plan
- 5% processing fee on credit purchases
- Desktop app is still in beta
- Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
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