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GAI coding assistant and agents for editors, terminal, desktop and GitHub
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Kilo Code vs OpenAI Codex
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
K
Choose Kilo Code if…
- 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
O
Choose OpenAI Codex if…
- you want the lower entry price ($8/mo vs $15/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you work on iOS
- you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams
Side by side
Feature Kilo Code OpenAI Codex
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$15/mo$8/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
Updates, last 90 days—5
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, iOS, API, Slack
CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants
CompanyKilo Code, Inc.OpenAI OpCo, LLC
Based inUnited StatesUnited 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
O OpenAI Codex
- Desktop app for local coding chats
- Command-line interface (CLI)
- IDE extension
- Cloud tasks through Codex on the web
- Automatic GitHub code review
- Slack integration
- SDK for scriptable workflows
- Works with an API key and pay-per-use billing
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
OpenAI Codex
Free$0/month
Go$8/month
Plus$20/month
ProFrom $100/month
Business$20/user/month billed annually; $25 billed monthly
Enterprise & EduContact sales
API KeyPay per usage
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
OpenAI Codex
- Free plan includes basic Codex use in the desktop app
- Available in the desktop app, CLI, IDE, web, iOS and SDK
- Enterprise controls such as SCIM, RBAC, EKM and data residency
- API key option for pay-per-use billing
- Free and Go plans have no published usage numbers
- Plus usage limits are given only as estimated ranges
- API key use doesn't include cloud features such as code review or Slack
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