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.
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The best launched extension from end-to-end orchestration -> task planning -> Dividing tasks across models -> coding -> debugging journey...
I made a bold statement 13 days ago. I said Kilocode could support the building of an app that "that returns historical facts about cheese, display them in a pithy cool UI, and offer tours to all the fine artisan cheese creators in great places all over the world, book the tour, take payments for the tours, and all of this from building a full frontend-backend stack in 3 hours." It took 2 hours. Here are the time stamps for the build.
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It took another 48 minutes to de-bug to move the app to minimal product configuration. The app is ready to extensive UAT testing starting Monday.
Ken