Aider vs Kilo Code

In short

• Both: Chat about your code, Agent that edits files, Knows the whole codebase, Runs commands, Reviews pull requests, Command line, Choice of models, Self-hosted, API
• Only Kilo Code states: Inline completion, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs

Aider

Aider is an open-source terminal tool for pair programming with language models and editing code in local repositories.

Plans

Not read from the maker’s page yet.

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Chat about your code — “Chat modes — Using the code, architect, ask and help chat modes.” source
• Agent that edits files — “Usage — How to use aider to pair program with AI and edit code in your local git repo.” source
• Knows the whole codebase — “Aider makes a map of your entire codebase, which helps it work well in larger projects.” source
• Runs commands — “Automatically lint and test your code every time aider makes changes.” source
• Reviews pull requests — “You can also use aider to review PR branches:” source
• Command line — “Aider is AI pair programming in your terminal.” source
• Choice of models — “In-chat commands — Control aider with in-chat commands like /add, /model, etc.” source
• Self-hosted — “To run the project locally, follow these steps:” source
• API — “Yes. You can script aider via the command line or python.” source

Kilo Code

Open-source AI coding agent for IDEs, CLI, cloud, and mobile, with model choice, code generation, debugging, and automation.

Plans

Free & Open Source

Free

• Open source VS Code, JetBrains & CLI extensions
• Agentic coding assistant
• Code completion & generation
• Works with any AI model

Teams

• $15 /user/month

• Usage analytics & reporting
• AI adoption score
• Shared agent modes
• Centralized billing
• Shared BYOK
• Team management

Enterprise

Price on request

• Limit models and/or providers
• Shared Private Gateway BYOK
• Audit logs
• SSO, OIDC, & SCIM support
• SLA commitments
• Dedicated support channels

Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Inline completion — “Fast inline completion including multiline suggestions.” source
• Chat about your code — “Address Kilo directly in Slack to ask questions about your codebase, get code explanations, or create pull requests via cloud agents—all without leaving your team chat.” source
• Agent that edits files — “Code Mode. Write, refactor, and ship production-ready code with an AI agent that understands your entire codebase.” source
• Knows the whole codebase — “Semantic search across your entire codebase. Kilo builds a local index so the agent finds relevant code without you specifying files.” source
• Runs commands — “Kilo automatically detects errors, runs test suites, and recovers on failure.” source
• Reviews pull requests — “Automated code review agents that analyze pull requests, suggest improvements, catch bugs, and ensure code quality standards.” source
• VS Code — “Open source VS Code, JetBrains & CLI extensions” source
• JetBrains IDEs — “Open source VS Code, JetBrains & CLI extensions” source
• Command line — “Open source VS Code, JetBrains & CLI extensions” source
• Choice of models — “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.” source
• Self-hosted — “Fork, modify, self-host” source
• API — “One API to access all AI models.” source

Security

• SOC 2 — “SOC 2 Type I” source

Latest updates

• 2026-09-23 v7.7.9 (release) (v7.7.9)

  Added Agent Manager tab closing and support for installing Marketplace plugins, including plugins from Git repositories.

• 2026-09-23 JetBrains 7.1.7 (JetBrains 7.1.7)

  Added JetBrains support for Marketplace browsing and installs, Git- or npm-based plugins, Kilo Swarm, and pasted-text folding.

• 2026-09-22 v7.7.7 (release) (v7.7.7)

  Adopted OpenCode updates and added retries for transient connection drops during permission approvals.