Kilo Code vs Roo Code

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

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Category	Coding & development	Coding & development
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price	USD 15/mo	USD 49/mo
Free tier
Audience	All audiences	All audiences
API available
Open source
Self-hostable
Model provider	Multi-provider (500+ models across 60+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Azure, AWS Bedrock; also supports local models via Ollama or LM Studio)	Model-agnostic / BYOK (supports multiple providers and models)
Founded	2025
Headquarters	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Key strengths	·Open source (MIT license) with full prompt and context visibility ·500+ models across 60+ providers with zero AI inference markup ·Works across VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, cloud, Slack, and mobile ·Bring your own keys (BYOK) or use local models	·Source-available and self-hostable with single-tenant isolation ·Model-agnostic with BYOK support (mix and match providers) ·Automated PR creation with live previews and built-in self-review loops ·Works inside existing messaging apps (Slack, Teams, Discord, Telegram)