Best for
Best for engineering teams that want an agentic assistant with deep, large-codebase context across the IDE and terminal.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
AI Code Comparison
Augment Code vs. Kilo Code
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for developers who want an open-source agent and want to pay for model calls at cost.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Augment Code | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Standard $20 / month Flat rate for teams up to 50 seats, including $20 of usage across models, context engine and compute; top-ups are pay-as-you-go. Business is $100 per month on the same terms, Enterprise is custom. | lower value Free and open source; Teams $15 / user / month Inference is billed separately: exact provider rates through the Kilo Gateway with no markup, your own keys, or an optional Kilo Pass credit subscription at $19, $49 or $199 a month. Enterprise is quoted. Cloud compute is billed per second, Gas Town at $1.20 an hour and code review at $0.33. |
| Free trial | Not stated | Free plan for individuals; a 14-day Enterprise trial for teams |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes, the source is MIT licensed |
| Output | Agentic coding across the IDE and terminal | Code, refactors, pull-request reviews and agent sessions |
| API | Yes, the Auggie SDK for TypeScript/Node.js and Python, plus an Analytics API | Yes, the Kilo Gateway is a single endpoint to hundreds of models, with streaming, BYOK and usage tracking |
| Hosting | Not stated | Cloud (SaaS), with editor extensions and a CLI on your own machine |
| Where it runs | Extensions for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, plus the Auggie CLI in the terminal | VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin for IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm and others, a CLI installed with npm, cloud agents, Slack and mobile apps |
| Inline completions | Tab-accepted inline completions in VS Code and JetBrains, with word-by-word acceptance; deprecated for non-Enterprise plans on 31 March 2026 and retained on Enterprise | Yes, fill-in-the-middle autocomplete routed through the Kilo Gateway, on by default as ghost text accepted with Tab, using Codestral by default or Mercury Edit 2 with your own Inception key; a status bar item snoozes it |
| Agent mode | Yes, the Cosmos coding agent with a codebase context engine, in the IDE and CLI | Yes, Code, Architect, Debug, Ask and custom modes, an automated pull-request code reviewer, and an Agent Manager running parallel worktree-isolated local and cloud sessions |
| Model choice | Yes, Claude (Sonnet and Opus) and Gemini 2.5 Pro, with a Prism router that balances cost and quality | Yes, more than 500 models across over 60 providers through the Kilo Gateway, Auto Model routing across Frontier, Efficient and Free tiers, your own Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Azure or AWS Bedrock keys, and local models with Ollama or LM Studio |
| Data control | SOC 2 Type II; Enterprise adds CMEK, ISO 42001 and SIEM integration | MIT-licensed source with the prompt and context window open to inspection and no silent model switching; Teams adds data privacy controls and shared BYOK, Enterprise adds SSO, OIDC and SCIM, audit logs and limits on which models and providers may be used |
| Ecosystem fit | MCP and native tool integrations; agents for code review, test coverage and ticket-to-PR workflows | MCP servers, GitHub integration for automated pull-request reviews, plugins, shell integration, custom rules and shared agent modes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Email helpdesk, Community forum | Community forum |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | more entries Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Slack, Confluence, Notion, Sentry, Stripe | GitHub, Slack, Ollama, LM Studio |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Augment Code Standard $20 / month Kilo Code Free and open source; Teams $15 / user / month
- Company size Augment Code Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Kilo Code Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Support Augment Code Email helpdesk, Community forum Kilo Code Community forum
- Commercial use Augment Code Yes Kilo Code Yes, the source is MIT licensed
- Output Augment Code Agentic coding across the IDE and terminal Kilo Code Code, refactors, pull-request reviews and agent sessions
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Augment Code
Strengths
- Strong codebase context engine for large repositories
- Model choice across Claude and Gemini with a cost and quality router
- Works in VS Code, JetBrains and a terminal CLI
Limitations
- Sold to teams rather than individuals, with a flat plan price on top of usage
- Usage beyond the included amount is billed on top
- Inline completions are Enterprise-only since March 2026
Kilo Code
Strengths
- MIT licensed, with the prompt, context window and decisions open to inspection
- Model calls billed at exact provider rates with no markup, or run on your own keys and local models
- One account across VS Code, JetBrains, the CLI, cloud agents, Slack and mobile
Limitations
- Usage is metered per model call rather than per seat, so budgeting takes attention
- Kilo Deploy has reached end of life and is closed to new users
Plans
Pricing
Augment Code
- Standard $20 Per month. Teams up to 50 seats, $20 of usage across models, context engine and compute; top-ups pay-as-you-go.
- Business $100 Per month. Teams up to 50 seats, $100 of usage across models, context engine and compute; top-ups pay-as-you-go.
- Enterprise Custom Unlimited users, volume-based discounts and advanced security (CMEK, ISO 42001, SIEM).
Kilo Code
- Free & Open Source $0 For individuals. Open-source VS Code, JetBrains and CLI extensions; usage is billed separately.
- Teams $15 Per user per month. Usage analytics, shared agent modes, shared BYOK, centralised billing, data privacy controls and priority support.
- Enterprise Custom SSO, OIDC and SCIM, audit logs, model and provider limits, a shared private gateway and SLA commitments.
- Kilo Pass From $19 Per month. Optional credit subscription for inference, at $19, $49 or $199, with up to 50 percent bonus credits.
What users say
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Augment Code
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Kilo Code
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Augment Code https://www.augmentcode.com/ · no check date recorded yet
Kilo Code https://kilo.ai · checked against the official source on 2026-09-10
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