Cline vs Kilo Code

Side-by-side comparison of Cline and Kilo Code: pricing, features, API access, and community ratings.

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	Cline The open-source AI coding agent for your IDE, terminal, and SDK Visit	Kilo Code Code with AI without breaking the bank Visit
Category	Coding & development	Coding & development
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price		USD 15/mo
Free tier
Audience	All audiences	All audiences
API available
Open source
Self-hostable
Model provider	Bring Your Own (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, OpenAI-compatible)	Multi-provider (500+ models across 60+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Azure, AWS Bedrock, Ollama, LM Studio, and others via Kilo Gateway or BYOK)
Founded		2025
Headquarters		Amsterdam, Netherlands
Key strengths	·Model-agnostic: supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint ·Open source (Apache 2.0) with 63k+ GitHub stars and 8M+ installs ·Runs across IDE (VS Code), terminal CLI, and embeddable SDK ·Plan-and-Act mode with per-step approval and one-click undo	·500+ models across 60+ providers with zero AI inference markup ·Fully open source under MIT license ·Multi-platform support (VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, Cloud) ·Bring Your Own Keys (BYOK) support