# Kilo Code

Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal, with optional hosted model access and team services.

- Company: Anaconda
- Category: Coding & Developer Tools
- Business model: Open (open weights/source)
- Availability: unknown
- Launched: Not recorded
- Tags: ai-coding, coding-agent, editor-extension, cli, open-source, local-models
- Website: https://kilo.ai/
- Documentation: https://kilo.ai/docs
- Pricing page: https://kilo.ai/pricing
- License: MIT
- Canonical URL: https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/kilo-code/
- Record updated: 2026-11-02

Kilo Code is an open-source coding agent offered across editor extensions and a CLI. It can inspect and edit project files, run terminal commands and connect tools through MCP. Developers can choose a hosted model provider or a local runtime rather than use one fixed model. Kilo also advertises cloud agents and a beta desktop app. Its documentation and Anaconda’s acquisition announcement place it within Anaconda. The MIT licence covers repository code, not third-party models or hosted services. Platform plans, AI inference and cloud compute have separate costs; a free extension is not a promise of free model usage.

## Key features

- VS Code and JetBrains extensions plus a command-line interface
- Project-file editing, terminal commands and MCP integrations
- Hosted model providers, bring-your-own-key and local-runtime options
- Optional team management and separately billed cloud-agent services

## Use cases

- Implement changes inside an existing repository from an editor
- Investigate bugs using code context and terminal tools
- Use a chosen hosted provider or local model with one coding interface

## Pricing

The individual coding software is free and MIT-licensed. Teams platform access is listed at USD 15 per user per month. Model inference and cloud compute are billed separately; bringing your own key still leaves provider costs. Optional Kilo Pass credit subscriptions start at USD 19 per month.

## FAQ

**Is Kilo Code free?**

The individual software is free. Inference, optional platform plans and cloud compute can be charged separately.

**How is Kilo related to OpenCode?**

The official repository says Kilo CLI is a fork of OpenCode. Kilo adds its own editor, model-gateway, team and cloud workflows; the two records describe distinct offerings.

**Does using a local model prove it works fully offline?**

No. Local model support is documented, but this review did not establish an entirely offline workflow or every feature’s network requirements.

## Sources

- [Official product and supported surfaces](https://kilo.ai/)
- [Documentation](https://kilo.ai/docs)
- [Platform, inference and compute pricing](https://kilo.ai/pricing)
- [How the coding agent works](https://kilo.ai/docs/getting-started/faq/general)
- [Official repository and OpenCode relationship](https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode)
- [Repository MIT licence text](https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode/blob/main/LICENSE)
- [Anaconda acquisition announcement](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/anaconda-acquires-kilo-code)

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Data from the [Global AI Product Index](https://globalaiproductindex.com/), licensed CC BY 4.0.