GitHub Copilot vs Kilo Code
GitHub Copilot
github.com
Kilo Code
kilo.aiSide by side
| Figure | GitHub Copilot | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10/mo | $15/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 18 | 14 |
| Spec score · AI Coding Assistants | 9.5 (#1) | 9.3 (#7) |
| Spec score · AI Code Generators | 9.1 (#8) | 9.0 (#10) |
| Coding agent | Yes | Yes |
| Chat assistance | Yes | Yes |
| Codebase indexing | Yes | Yes |
| Code completion | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier limit | Free includes 2,000 code completions per month. | The free option has no hosted credit requirement and routes to free models where available. |
| Integrations | Copilot works with GitHub, IDEs, the CLI, project tools, chat apps, and custom MCP servers. | Official integrations include GitHub, GitLab, DoltHub, and Bitbucket Cloud for organizations. |
| Security controls | Organizations can control MCP server access and use allow lists. | Enterprise includes data privacy controls, audit logs, SSO, OIDC, SCIM, and SLA commitments. |
| Paid from | 10 | 15 |
| Supported IDEs | Visual Studio Code,Visual Studio,JetBrains IDEs,Eclipse,Xcode | VS Code,JetBrains,IntelliJ,PyCharm,WebStorm |
| Supported platforms | Copilot is available on GitHub, Visual Studio, VS Code, Xcode, JetBrains, Neovim, Eclipse, and Raycast. | Kilo is available in VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, and cloud agents. |
| Terminal access | Yes | Yes |
Plans
GitHub Copilot
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Pro$10 a month
- Pro$10 a month
- Pro+$39 a month
- Pro+$39 a month
- Max$100 a month
- Max$100 a month
- Business$19 a month
- Enterprise$39 a month
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
GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot provides contextual assistance across software development, including inline code suggestions, chat, code explanations and answers to documentation questions. It works on GitHub and in editors including Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Xcode, JetBrains IDEs, Vim, Neovim, Eclipse and Azure Data Studio; GitHub Mobile supports Android and iOS. Copilot CLI is included with all plans, and the tool can index codebases and work with terminals. Agent workflows can launch work from GitHub, track agents, review changes and merge completed work. The Free plan gives eligible individual developers 2,000 code completions and 50 chat requests per month, with community support; eligibility excludes people with organizational or enterprise Copilot access. Pro costs $10 a month, Pro+ $39 a month and Max $100 a month. Business is $19 seat per month, and Enterprise is $39 seat per month. Paid plans have unlimited code completions, while chat, agents, code review, CLI and Copilot Apps consume GitHub AI Credits. Suggestions are probabilistic; models are trained on natural language and publicly available source code.
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.