- #14634 34ec938 Thanks @brunoagatao! - Add a copy content button to the Documents viewer toolbar, and expand the document tab context menu with Copy Path, Copy Relative Path, Copy File Name, and…
- #14630 de285a6 Thanks @brunoagatao! - Add a manual Fetch Models button to the Custom Provider settings dialog.
- #13589 2d6d0a0 Thanks @sylwester-liljegren! - Suggest files from every folder in a multi-root VS Code workspace when typing @, so folders added through "Add Folder to Workspace..." are mentionable…
- #14675 5b336a9 - Keep the latest Agent Manager selection when another project finishes loading.
- #14672 97dda4f - Keep the Agent Manager browser preview visible when you resize its panel.
- #14585 234111e - Reduce repetitive autocomplete error telemetry while retaining a diagnostic sample.
Kilo Code by Kilo Code (Anaconda)
Pulse Score
46 / 100
Rank #51 of 157
Downloads, last 7 days
32.8K
down 32.4% vs previous week
Downloads, last 30 days
150K
— vs previous 30 days
VS Code installs
1.6M
3.8 / 5 from 237 ratings
GitHub stars
27.5K
about +15 a day
Latest release
7.8.3
5d ago · 18 in 30 days
Price
Free + $19/mo
checked Oct 5, 2026
Overview
Open-source coding agent available as a VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin and CLI, with a gateway to 500+ models and support for bring-your-own keys and local models. Kilo launched in March 2025 and was acquired by Anaconda in July 2026.
Status: Acquired by Anaconda (announced 2026-07-15); continues as a separate open-source product.
Kilo Code was downloaded 32.8K times from npm in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, down 32.4% on the week before. Its download count moved to a different level overnight on Aug 11, 2026. A jump like that comes from automated installs switching on or off or from a change in how the registry counts, so growth rates across that date are not shown. Its VS Code extension has 1.6M installs and average 3.8 out of 5 across 237 marketplace ratings. The GitHub repository has 27.5K stars, 479 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 7.8.3, published Oct 1, 2026; there were 18 stable releases in the past 30 days. It was mentioned in 2 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Kilo Code usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: kilo-code.csv
Install Kilo Code
| npm | npm install -g @kilocode/cli |
|---|---|
| VS Code | code --install-extension kilocode.Kilo-Code |
These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
Key facts
| Maker | Kilo Code (Anaconda) |
|---|---|
| Type | VS Code extension + terminal agent |
| First released | March 2025 |
| License | MIT |
| Interfaces | IDE extension, CLI |
| Models | 500+ models across 60+ providers via Kilo Gateway; BYOK; free and local models (Ollama, LM Studio) |
| Local models | Ollama and LM Studio providers (docs) |
| Bring your own API key | Yes |
| Main language | TypeScript |
| Open issues and PRs | 603 |
| Open VSX downloads | 4,346,917 (includes updates) |
Pricing
The extension, CLI and JetBrains plugin are free; AI inference is billed separately via free/local models, BYOK or the Kilo Gateway at provider rates (5% processing fee on credit purchases). Optional Kilo Pass credits start at $19/month (Starter), $49 (Pro), $199 (Expert); Teams $15/user/month; Enterprise custom.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 5, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Adoption55
Community60
Attention8
Momentum51
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
What changed: recent Kilo Code releases
- Add Checkpoints settings for snapshots and automatic session cleanup, including manual cleanup controls and the latest cleanup result.
- Install companion skills when adding MCP servers from the marketplace.
- Publish CycloneDX software bills of materials alongside JetBrains release artifacts.
- Support MCP servers that use client ID metadata documents for OAuth registration.
- Avoid a crash when reloading or unloading the JetBrains plugin while editor history still references Kilo virtual files.
- Keep model selection isolated to each session, including overlapping agent runs and cleanup.
- #14513 03b5606 - Publish CycloneDX software bills of materials alongside every release artifact. Each CLI archive, npm package, container image, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin now ships a…
- #13804 9f739b0 - Support public HTTPS pages and public CDN resources in localhost previews with a high-resolution streamed Agent Manager browser. Explain missing browser installations and provide…
- #13808 430e6cf Thanks @sylwester-liljegren! - Add commands to close the current task or all visible task tabs.
- #14540 277103f Thanks @vkeerthivikram! - Add a stop button to session cleanup: a running cleanup pass can now be stopped from the settings screen. Already-deleted sessions stay deleted, the…
- #14449 f677743 - Support Azure Entra ID sign-in with a resource name or full endpoint URL, including when the value comes from the connect dialog instead of AZURERESOURCENAME. Also block variable…
- #14491 b6eece6 Thanks @hdcodedev! - Run Explain Code, Fix Code, Improve Code, and Add to Context when the sidebar is showing History, switching to the chat first.
- Fold and unfold large pasted text blocks directly from the prompt input and transcript.
- Add a Marketplace page to JetBrains settings for browsing, installing, and removing marketplace agents, MCP servers, and skills without leaving the IDE.
- Install Marketplace plugins from npm packages or from a git repository (for example git:github.com/owner/repo@v1.2.3#subdir).
- Add Kilo Swarm support to JetBrains, including an Agent Behavior toggle, readable board tool cards, and a board viewer for session collaboration.
- Add a cleanup flow for leftover Agent Manager worktree folders, with size reporting, git-checkout warnings, and safe removal from JetBrains.
- Add unique avatars for subagents and a background agents strip in the session header, with a collapsed preview so active work stays visible without expanding the panel.
- #14444 f85f62c - Add Close to the Right to the Agent Manager tab menu. It closes the session, terminal, and review tabs that sit after the target tab and keeps pinned tabs open.
- #14485 9088b7d - Install Marketplace plugins from a git repository. Plugin catalog entries can now use a git source such as git:github.com/owner/repo@v1.2.3#subdir, so a plugin can be distributed…
- #14281 7c59855 - Install plugins from the Kilo Marketplace. The Marketplace now lists plugin items alongside agents, skills, and MCP servers, and installing one adds the npm package to Kilo's…
- #14446 fccda25 - Add pinning and Close to the Right to the sidebar session tabs. Pinned tabs stay at the front and survive Close Others and Close to the Right.
- #14482 ae5cfbc - Show the latest output of long-running terminal commands in chat. Bash output now keeps the end of the stream instead of the start, follows new lines while the command runs, and…
- #14487 c887e66 - Keep Agent Manager status icons current for sessions in other projects. A session that reconnects after a network drop no longer shows "Error or connection lost.", and completed,…
- Adopt OpenCode v1.18.14 through v1.18.15 improvements, including message ordering fixes, compaction serialization, locale coverage, and TUI enhancements.
- Adopt OpenCode v1.18.16 through v1.18.18 improvements, including conversation-aware compaction, expanded reasoning effort support, provider compatibility fixes, and retry handling.
- #14360 675ed4b - Retry transient connection drops when approving permissions so auto-approve and manual approvals no longer leave agents waiting.
- Adopt OpenCode v1.18.14 through v1.18.15 improvements, including message ordering fixes, compaction serialization, locale coverage, and TUI enhancements.
- Adopt OpenCode v1.18.16 through v1.18.18 improvements, including conversation-aware compaction, expanded reasoning effort support, provider compatibility fixes, and retry handling.
Reliability
From the vendor's public status page · now: Service Under Maintenance
4 incidents reported in the last 30 days, 1 of them major or critical, 150.1 hours in total from report to resolution.
| Sep 23, 2026 | KiloPass MiniMax coding plan subscriptions issues · minor |
|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Anthropic models temporarily unavailable · minor |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Increased latency and error rates · minor |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Kilo AI Gateway & API Degraded · major |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Kilo Cloud platform is not accessible. · critical |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Usage page is not showing any data for users. · minor |
Kilo Code alternatives
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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82 | 25.6M | up 5.7% | up 21.2% | 15.2M | 128K+153/day | 0.160.1yesterday | Free + $8/mo | ||
| 3 |
Claude CodeAnthropic |
80 | 14.8M | up 11.6% | down 36.4% | 27.1M | 150K+161/day | 2.1.290yesterday | $20/mo | ||
| 5 |
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75 | 5.2M | up 29.8% | up 52.1% | — | 113K+378/day | 1.0.4yesterday | Free (OSS) | ||
| 7 |
OpenCodeAnomaly (SST team) |
73 | 3.3M | up 22.0% | up 6.1% | 1.2M | 212K+200/day | 1.18.346d ago | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 24 |
Gemini CLIGoogle |
57 | 453K | up 4.7% | up 1.8% | 1.1M | 107K+24/day | 0.62.07d ago | Varies | ||
| 26 |
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Kilo Code FAQ
How much does Kilo Code cost?
The extension, CLI and JetBrains plugin are free; AI inference is billed separately via free/local models, BYOK or the Kilo Gateway at provider rates (5% processing fee on credit purchases). Optional Kilo Pass credits start at $19/month (Starter), $49 (Pro), $199 (Expert); Teams $15/user/month; Enterprise custom.
Is Kilo Code open source?
Yes. Kilo Code is open source, released under the MIT license.
How popular is Kilo Code?
Kilo Code was downloaded 32.8K times from npm in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, down 32.4% on the week before. Its download count moved to a different level overnight on Aug 11, 2026. A jump like that comes from automated installs switching on or off or from a change in how the registry counts, so growth rates across that date are not shown. Its VS Code extension has 1.6M installs and average 3.8 out of 5 across 237 marketplace ratings.
What is the latest version of Kilo Code?
The latest stable release we track is 7.8.3, published on Oct 1, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Kilo Code?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Pi, OpenCode.
Where these numbers come from
npm: @kilocode/cli. GitHub: Kilo-Org/kilocode. VS Code Marketplace: kilocode.Kilo-Code. Wikipedia: Kilo Code. Site rank: kilo.ai on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: kilo.ai, anaconda.com, github.com, registry.npmjs.org, marketplace.visualstudio.com, open-vsx.org, en.wikipedia.org, status.kilo.ai.