Kilo Code earns strong praise for speed, flexibility, and transparent, BYOK model support across VS Code and JetBrains. Reviewers highlight a clear multi‑mode workflow (Architect, Code, Debug, Orchestrator) that plans first, then implements and fixes with visible diffs and solid context handling. Many say it replaced tools like Cursor, Cline, and Continue, citing fewer retries and better control over rules, memory, and cost. Beginners and pros report meaningful productivity gains, though a few note occasional loops and a perception of higher cost. Community support and rapid updates stand out.
I like how Kilo Code grows with the community instead of locking me into strict choices. Expanding to IntelliJ, PyCharm and WebStorm means more devs can benefit without switching environments. That's powerful progress.
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@siri_nana Community & open source 4ever.
I've been using Kilo Code since June 2025 - it is in my top list for Agentic AI Coding tools for the following reasons:
Does a great job coding!
Great set of modes for development including: Architect, Code, Ask, Debug and Orchestrate
Directly supports Open Router connection - a central HUB for LLM models
Offer tons of opportunities for free credits and awesome value deals on credits
Responsive staff
Easy integration into the IDEs I use (VS Code and Cursor)
Great product team @fmerian @Kilo Code , keep it up!!
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@fmerian @apexwebservices Thank you Max!
Just jumping in here.
I am a developer and one of the Mods on the KiloCode Discord channel. If you ever have any questions, righteous hacks or just bugs. Feel free to come on over to the channel and let us know.
I did the original proof of concept for Kilo in Jetbrains (thanks to the RunVSAgent project) and I personally tested it out in all 12 IDE's with some non-trivial codebases (Drupal, Bevy, MAUI, ImHex, jmonkeyengine, ebitengine, korge, dragonruby) over a weekend before release. So you have my personal Cerified Fresh in Jetbrains™ guarantee it works pretty darn well :-)
I have had great coding sessions working on Unity3D games in Jetbrains Rider and working on the Kilo Code for JetBrains plugin itself in Intellij IDEA! (Inception is cool)
Enjoy and come to the DIscord, ask question and show us what you are working on!
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@adamhill Thank you for your work Adam. Really appreciate it.
strong +1. keep up the great work,@adamhill 👏👏
The features and community are amazing
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@robert_lobo Thank you!
oss ftw!
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I've been part of the alpha and it's such a great plugin. Onboarded half of our developers and a lote of them love Kilo!
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@daniel_langezaal Glad to hear that! What do you like the most about Kilo (compared to other tools)?
Kilo Code is a beast! Love it.
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@karolmarchewka Kilo loves you back.
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Super power tool by the Super talented team. Love it as its open source, offers transparent pricing and much better than many paid tools.
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Thank you for the kind words@niteshmanav Life is indeed a startup.