Cline vs Kilo Code

ClineView

Kilo CodeView

MLX Score

2.7

2.2

What it is

Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and a desktop app, with approval for each step.

Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal, with 500+ models at provider prices.

Maker

Cline Bot Inc.

Kilo Code

Kind

Extension · Coding

Price

Free

Your data

On your Mac or in the cloud

Licence

Apache-2.0

MIT

Mac

Yes

iPhone

—

Get it

npm, Homebrew, Website

npm, Terminal, Website

Checked

2026-11-01

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