Cline vs Kilo Code
Cline
cline.bot
Kilo Code
kilo.aiSide by side
| Figure | Cline | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $15/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 14 |
| Spec score · AI Coding Assistants | 8.6 (#32) | 9.3 (#7) |
| Spec score · AI Code Generators | 8.7 (#18) | 9.0 (#10) |
| Coding agent | Yes | Yes |
| Chat assistance | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud agents | Cline Cloud runs tasks in isolated cloud sandboxes, pushes work to a GitHub branch, and supports up to 10 concurrent sessions. | Cloud Agents run Kilo remotely, can create branches, and can optionally commit and push repository changes. |
| Codebase indexing | Yes | Yes |
| Code completion | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Cline supports MCP servers and lists Slack, Discord, Telegram, Linear, GitHub Actions, and GitLab among its integrations. | Official integrations include GitHub, GitLab, DoltHub, and Bitbucket Cloud for organizations. |
| Support | The free Open Source plan includes community support, while Enterprise lists dedicated support. | Kilo directs users to Discord for real-time help, GitHub Issues for bugs and requests, and YouTube for tutorials. |
| Supported IDEs | VS Code,JetBrains IDEs,Cursor,Windsurf | VS Code,JetBrains,IntelliJ,PyCharm,WebStorm |
| Terminal access | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Kilo Code
- FreeFree
- Teams$15 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Auto FreeFree
- Kilo GatewayFree
- Kilo Pass Starter$19 a month
- Kilo Pass Pro$49 a month
- Kilo Pass Expert$199 a month
- Free & Open SourceFree
- Kilo Pass$19 a month
In their own words
Kilo Code
Kilo Code is an open-source AI coding assistant for IDEs, terminals, browsers, and mobile devices. It can generate, refactor, and debug code, automate reviews, and deploy applications, with code completion, chat assistance, codebase indexing, and terminal access. Users can access more than 500 models across more than 60 providers, including free, local, and bring-your-own-key options. Kilo is available as extensions for VS Code and JetBrains editors, as a terminal CLI, and through cloud agents. Its modes include Code, Architect, Debug, Custom, and Auto; Auto Model routes tasks through Efficient, Frontier, or Free strategies. Cloud agents run remotely and can create branches, with optional commits and pushes. The source is MIT-licensed and can be inspected, modified, or self-hosted. The Free plan costs nothing, with usage billed separately; the Auto Free option requires no hosted credit and can route to free models where available. Teams costs $15 a month ($15/user/month). Kilo Pass subscriptions start at $19 a month, and the Enterprise trial lasts 14 days.