Kilo Code

Kilo Code is an open-source agentic coding assistant delivered through VS Code, JetBrains, and command-line interfaces. It supports code completion, generation, and multi-step development work while allowing users to select free models, local models, their own provider keys, Kilo Gateway, or subscription-based inference. The platform separates access fees, model inference, and cloud compute, which helps teams understand which part of a bill comes from collaboration features versus model usage. Team plans add shared modes, usage reporting, centralized billing, and privacy controls; enterprise plans add governance, SSO, audit logs, and service commitments. Its documented MCP support lets the assistant connect to external tools and context servers.

Key capabilities include VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI agents, Code generation and completion, Choice of hosted, local, or BYOK models, Shared agent modes, Usage analytics and centralized billing, Enterprise model and provider controls. These are most useful for Use an agent inside an IDE; Standardize coding assistants across a team; Run local or bring-your-own models; Connect development tools through MCP. A practical evaluation should start with one bounded workflow, representative production data, and clear success criteria. Teams should check output quality, failure recovery, permission boundaries, operational visibility, and the effort required to fit the tool into existing systems. For workloads that take actions or handle company data, reviewers should also validate identity controls, auditability, retention, and deployment requirements before broad rollout.

Published pricing found during this review: Free & Open Source: Free (Editor and CLI extensions; model usage and cloud compute may be billed separately.) Teams: $15/user/month (Team management, analytics, shared agent modes, centralized billing, shared BYOK, privacy controls, and priority support.) Enterprise: Custom (SSO, audit logs, SLA, provider restrictions, private gateway BYOK, and dedicated support.) Prices and included usage can change, and metered services may create additional charges beyond the base plan, so production buyers should model expected volume. MCP compatibility is a central capability here. Kilo Code is an MCP client that can connect its coding agent to MCP servers and their tools. Overall, Kilo Code is best evaluated by builders and business teams that match the use cases above and can test it against a real process rather than a generic demo.