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GAI coding assistant and agents for editors, terminal, desktop and GitHub
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Kilo Code vs Windsurf
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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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, Web, Windows
- you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams
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Choose Windsurf if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: software engineers, engineering teams
Side by side
Feature Kilo Code Windsurf
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$15/mo$20/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
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-hostedmacOS, JetBrains
CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants
CompanyKilo Code, Inc.Cognition AI, Inc.
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
W Windsurf
- Agent command center with Spaces and Kanban view
- Manage third-party agents via Agent Client Protocol
- Handoff sessions between local machine and Devin Cloud
- Subagent coordination with separate PRs per task
- Fast Context codebase search
- Built-in Devin Review for diffs
- Fusion pairing of lead and sidekick models
- Supercomplete tab predictions
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
Windsurf
Free$0
Pro$20 per month
Max$200 per month
Teams$80/mo + $40/mo per full seat
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
Windsurf
- Free plan includes unlimited Tab completions and inline edits
- Supports models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and open-source models
- Integrations with Slack, Linear, Jira, Sentry, Figma and more
- Existing Windsurf settings and plans carry over automatically
- Desktop download listed only for macOS on the page
- Free plan has a light quota and limited model access
- Usage beyond quota is charged at API pricing
- Concurrent sessions capped at 10 on Pro and Max
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