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GAI coding assistant and agents for editors, terminal, desktop and GitHub
Free, from $10/mo
Kilo Code vs Kiro
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
K
Choose Kilo Code if…
- you want the lower entry price ($15/mo vs $20/mo)
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on VS Code, JetBrains, macOS
- you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams
K
Choose Kiro if…
- you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams
Side by side
Feature Kilo Code Kiro
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$15/mo$20/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Updates, last 90 days—9
GitHub stars27.8K—
Agent mode
Tab completion—
CLI / terminal
Cloud agents
AI PR review
Bring your own key—
Local / self-hosted models—
MCP support—
PlatformsVS Code, JetBrains, Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, Slack, Self-hostedWeb
CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants
CompanyKilo Code, Inc.AWS
Based inUnited States—
Founded2025—
Part ofAnaconda—
Key features
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
K Kiro
- Turns prompts into requirements, designs and task lists
- Parallel agents running locally or in the cloud
- Property-based tests to catch edge cases
- Checks requirements for contradictions and gaps
- Headless CLI for PR reviews in CI/CD
- Agent hooks that run tasks on triggers
- Model choice: Claude, GPT-5.6, open-weight or Auto
- Supports MCP, AGENTS.md and Agent Client Protocol
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Kilo Code
Free & Open SourceFree
Teams$15/user/month
EnterpriseCustom
Kilo PassFrom $19/mo
Kiro
Kiro Free$0
Kiro Pro$20
Kiro Pro+$40
Kiro Pro Max$100
Kiro Power$200
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
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
Kiro
- Free plan with 50 credits per month
- No daily or weekly rate limits on paid plans
- Choice of many models, plus an Auto mode
- IDE supports Open VSX extensions and VS Code settings
- Unused monthly credits do not roll over
- Each team member needs their own subscription
- Use through third-party automation harnesses is not permitted
- Not all premium models are available in all regions
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