“Another tool that made it possible for me to build my products. It offers what Cursor and others do, but more flexible and affordable.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗
Kilo Code
Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and the terminal, with cloud agents, that works with 500+ models through your own keys, local models or Kilo's pay-as-you-go gateway.
Works with AI agents:llms.txtCLIWhere it fits
How Kilo Code itself is built
5 tools, from its own code, website and Product Hunt page.
Who uses it
11 makers' products, each linked to the source that shows it.
“We use Kilo Code for code reviewing at Octri.dev and couldn't be more satisfied with that reviewing task off of our shoulders!”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“We ship every day, so the coding agent had to be one we could actually trust with a large change. Kilo Code's orchestrator mode splits it into subtasks instead of one long context that drifts by the end, it runs whatever model you point it at with no markup on the tokens, and it's open source, so nothing about how it works is a mystery to us.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“What we really like about Kilo Code is that we don’t have to think about hitting arbitrary limits while we are working. We can just keep building and pay for what we actually use.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Kilo's AI infrastructure was a big game changer for getting work done. I can easily automate my code reviews and testing processes and trust the results. I can also flex my budget and chose cheaper models for the jobs that don't need the advanced intelligence. Game changer for moving quickly.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“We used Kilo internally to build the chatbot in our VS Code extension. Great tool, and a great team to work with!”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Great for generating text and automating the repetitive parts and refactors.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“seendiff was build to support coding agents like kilocode”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“ACME.BOT which is an AI SEO agent itself uses agentic platforms like KiloCode to maintain its codebase”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Used Kilo code to do planning and code review.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“KiloClaw is powered by Kilo Code's Gateway: battle-tested routing, transparent pricing with zero markup on AI tokens, and enterprise features like SSO, audit logs, and team management. You can access it through the Kilo Dashboard at app.kilo.ai/claw”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗What makers say
9 makers on why they use Kilo Code, in their own words on Product Hunt.
We ship every day, so the coding agent had to be one we could actually trust with a large change. Kilo Code's orchestrator mode splits it into subtasks instead of one long context that drifts by the end, it runs whatever model you point it at with no markup on the tokens, and it's open source, so nothing about how it works is a mystery to us.
Construct ComputerSep 2026 ↗Kilo's AI infrastructure was a big game changer for getting work done. I can easily automate my code reviews and testing processes and trust the results. I can also flex my budget and chose cheaper models for the jobs that don't need the advanced intelligence. Game changer for moving quickly.
What we really like about Kilo Code is that we don’t have to think about hitting arbitrary limits while we are working. We can just keep building and pay for what we actually use.
Another tool that made it possible for me to build my products. It offers what Cursor and others do, but more flexible and affordable.
TaskShellOct 2026 ↗We use Kilo Code for code reviewing at Octri.dev and couldn't be more satisfied with that reviewing task off of our shoulders!
Loved and watch-outs
Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises, with how Product Hunt tags its reviews.
Reliability and open issues
- minor KiloPass MiniMax coding plan subscriptions issues Sep 2026
- minor Anthropic models temporarily unavailable Sep 2026
- minor Increased latency and error rates Sep 2026
- Add more providers/models to autocomplete, and allow choice👍 12 · opened Dec 2025 · active Aug 2026
Alternatives to Kilo Code
All alternatives by situation →On Product Hunt, people weigh it against: Cursor, Claude Code, Google Antigravity, OpenAI Codex, OpenCode, Augment Code, Cline.
Questions makers ask about Kilo Code
Is Kilo Code free?
Yes — there is a free tier a small product can run on; paid use starts at $19/mo. source ↗
Is Kilo Code open source or self-hostable?
Open source. source ↗
Can AI coding agents work with Kilo Code?
It serves an llms.txt docs index; it has an official CLI (@kilocode/cli).
Who uses Kilo Code?
11 makers' products we track, each with a source. source ↗