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GAI coding assistant and agents for editors, terminal, desktop and GitHub
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Kilo Code vs Lovable
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 $25/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
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Choose Lovable if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: startup founders, non-technical makers
Side by side
Feature Kilo Code Lovable
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$15/mo$25/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes, unless you opt out
Data retention—Kept while account is open, then deleted or de-identified after closure or verified deletion request
Security and compliance—GDPR
GitHub stars27.8K—
Agent mode—
Tab completion—
CLI / terminal—
Cloud agents—
AI PR review—
Bring your own key—
Local / self-hosted models—
PlatformsVS Code, JetBrains, Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, Slack, Self-hostedWeb
CategoryCode AssistantsApp & Website Builders
CompanyKilo Code, Inc.Lovable Labs Incorporated
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
L Lovable
- Build apps by chatting with AI
- Built-in hosting and backend through Lovable Cloud
- AI features inside deployed apps
- Edit and download the code
- Custom domains and badge removal
- Design systems and templates
- User roles, permissions and SSO
- Unlimited workspace members
Plans and prices
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Kilo Code
Free & Open SourceFree
Teams$15/user/month
EnterpriseCustom
Kilo PassFrom $19/mo
Lovable
FreeFree
Pro$25/mo ($21/mo billed yearly)
Business$50/mo ($42/mo billed yearly)
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
Lovable
- Free plan with 5 daily build credits
- Pricing is per credit, not per seat, with unlimited members
- Hosting and backend are included on the platform
- Code can be edited and downloaded on paid plans
- Annual billing gives two months free
- Free plan is capped at 30 build credits per month
- Monthly plan credits expire two months after they are issued
- Credits are non-refundable
- Business costs twice as much as Pro for the same number of credits
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