Claude Code vs Kilo Code

In short

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

Claude Code

Claude Code is an AI coding agent that works in terminals, IDEs, Slack, and the web to plan, write, test, and review code.

Plans

Free

Free

• Chat on web, desktop, and mobile
• Search the web, create files, and run code
• Memory across conversations
• Connect your apps and tools
• Create Artifacts

Pro

• $17 Per month with annual subscription discount
• $200 billed up front
• $20 if billed monthly

• Claude Code included
• More usage
• Hand off and schedule tasks
• Claude Design, Slides, Docs
• Claude Science
• Projects

Max

• From $100 Per month

• Claude Code included
• Choose 5x or 20x more usage than Pro
• Higher output limits for all tasks
• Early access to advanced Claude features
• Priority access at high traffic times

Standard seat

• $20 Per seat / month if billed annually
• $25 if billed monthly

• All Claude features, plus more usage than Pro
• Claude Code and Claude Cowork
• Claude Design, Slides, and Docs
• Claude Science
• Enterprise search across your organization
• Central billing and administration

Premium seat

• $100 Per seat / month if billed annually
• $125 if billed monthly

• 5x more usage than standard seats
• Claude Code and Claude Cowork
• Claude Design, Slides, and Docs
• Claude Science
• Enterprise search across your organization
• Central billing and administration

Enterprise

• US$20/seat/month, billed annually

• All Team plan features
• Admins set user and org spend limits
• Role-based access with fine grained permissioning
• System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM)
• Audit logs
• Custom data retention controls

Enterprise (sales-assisted)

Price on request

• All Team plan features
• Admins set user and org spend limits
• Role-based access with fine grained permissioning
• System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM)
• Audit logs
• Custom data retention controls

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

Capabilities

• Chat about your code — “I'm new to this codebase. Can you explain it to me?” source
• Agent that edits files — “Claude Code builds the plan, asks clarifying questions, and handles work that runs for hours or days.” source
• Knows the whole codebase — “Claude Code maps and explains entire codebases in a few seconds.” source
• Runs commands — “Claude Code runs in your terminal and works alongside your preferred IDE and development tools without requiring you to change your workflow.” source
• VS Code — “Native extensions for VS Code (+ Cursor, Devin Desktop) and JetBrains IDEs.” source
• JetBrains IDEs — “Native extensions for VS Code (+ Cursor, Devin Desktop) and JetBrains IDEs.” source
• Command line — “Super powerful terminal integration. Works with all your CLI tools alongside any IDE.” source

Latest updates

• 2026-09-24 2.1.282 (2.1.282)
• 2026-09-23 2.1.281 (2.1.281)

  Added Claude Desktop policy keys, assumed-role and guardrail support for Bedrock upstreams, and telemetry resource attributes to gateway config.

• 2026-09-22 2.1.280 (2.1.280)

  Added Claude Opus 5.5 as the default Opus model, with a 1M context window and listed token pricing.

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.