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Kilo Code vs Cody

A side-by-side comparison of two open-source tools to help you choose the right one.

Feature
SummaryAn open VS Code agent with planning modes.Enterprise AI coding assistant by Sourcegraph.
GitHub stars7.8K3K
LicenseApache 2.0Apache 2.0
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
PricingFree & Open SourceFreemium
Self-hostable
ReplacesClaude Code, GitHub CopilotClaude Code, GitHub Copilot
Rating4.5 / 54.4 / 5

Kilo Code features

  • Orchestrator, architect, code, and debug modes
  • Use any AI model you like
  • Automatic error recovery
  • Context-aware, project-wide assistance
  • Open source VS Code extension

Cody features

  • Whole-codebase context via code search
  • Chat, autocomplete, and inline fixes
  • Works across large, multi-repo codebases
  • VS Code and JetBrains support
  • Enterprise controls and self-hosting

Kilo Codepros & cons

Pros

  • Flexible mode-based workflow
  • Model-agnostic and open
  • Lightweight to adopt

Cons

  • Smaller community than the largest agents
  • Mode switching has a small learning curve

Codypros & cons

Pros

  • Excellent context on large codebases
  • Strong enterprise and on-prem options
  • Backed by Sourcegraph's code intelligence

Cons

  • Advanced/enterprise features are paid
  • Most valuable on big codebases

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