agent · ai-coding-agents
Augment Code vs Kilo Code
55 fields both were evaluated on, 32 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 23 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Augment Code | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Audit the prompt, context window, and decisions in MIT-licensed source.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Explainability· | “CI Failure Investigator ★ Triggered on any failed GitHub Actions run — reads the log, identifies the root-cause step, and posts a plain-English diagnosis as a PR comment with a suggested fix.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Audit the prompt, context window, and decisions in MIT-licensed source.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Runtime governance· | “Checkpoints are first-class. Loops pause for review, resume on reply, and consequential actions are approved by a person.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Augment Code | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Human oversight· | “Checkpoints are first-class. Loops pause for review, resume on reply, and consequential actions are approved by a person.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Goal complexity· | “agents carry the repetitive middle of the SDLC, humans decide at the checkpoints, and every run sharpens the next.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Action space· | “Execute Code · Review · Triage”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Operating environment· | “Cosmos runs your software agents at scale, giving them the context, tools, and feedback loops they need to get better with every workflow.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | VS Code, JetBrains, IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, CLI, Cloud Agents, Slack “Kilo works where you work. Build alone or with your team. VS Code JetBrains IntelliJ PyCharm WebStorm CLI Cloud Agents Slack”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Initiative· | “Standing loops across every team. Always running, always sharing, always improving.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Augment Code | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Model or system card· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| Incident reporting· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| Data handling· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Augment Code | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Aligned pricing Models at cost. No markup. No lock-in.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Price point· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | |
| Availability· | ||
| Deployment options· | “Managed cloud sandboxes, your own machines for code that cannot leave the building, or pools of both.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, Cloud “Choose where to start with Kilo VS Code JetBrains CLI Cloud”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Integrations· | “Native triggers for GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Linear, Jira, schedules, and typed webhooks for the rest of your stack.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | VS Code, JetBrains, IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, CLI, Cloud Agents, Slack “VS Code JetBrains IntelliJ PyCharm WebStorm CLI Cloud Agents Slack”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Augment Code | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| Model provider· | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| Model swappable· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | |
| Open weights· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Fine-tuning· | “Improve the prompt once; every future run upgrades.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Context window· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Augment Code | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | MCP (Model Context Protocol) “Does Kilo support MCP (Model Context Protocol)?”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| Tool use· | “Cosmos runs your software agents at scale, giving them the context, tools, and feedback loops they need to get better with every workflow.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Multi-agent· | “Loops hand outcomes to each other: triage feeds authoring, authoring feeds review, postmortems file the next tickets.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Agent command center One portal for every agent Control every agent from one place across IDEs, CLI, and cloud. Local and cloud agents Parallel isolated worktrees”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Open source· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | MIT-licensed open source; vendor states users can inspect, fork, modify and self-host the agent. “Open source No black boxes. Inspect everything. Audit the prompt, context window, and decisions in MIT-licensed source. Fork, modify, self-host”kilo.ai · checked Sep 9, 2026 |
| Marketplace presence· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Augment Code | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | ||
| Deployment scale· | “Cosmos is the platform built for the second.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | Vendor-reported: "5M+ Kilo Coders" and "10T+ tokens processed every month". No independent counter is named. “5M+ Kilo Coders 10T+ tokens processed every month”kilo.ai · checked Sep 9, 2026 |
| Target sectors· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | developers at the world's most innovative companies “Trusted by developers at the world's most innovative companies”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| High-risk domains· | “Security Remediation From CVE alert to a reviewed fix”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Documented incidents· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | Disclosed a security incident at business-intelligence provider Metabase impacting Kilo Code data (originally Aug 7, 2026), with the latest update posted Aug 14, 2026 23:19 UTC. “Metabase Incident Impacting Kilo Code Data August 14, 2026 23:19 UTC Update Aug 7, 2026”kilo.ai · checked Aug 18, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
Disclosed by neither
Both Augment Code and Kilo Code publish nothing on these 23 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 23 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Autonomy level
- Supported regions
- Support model
- API access
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Third-party evaluations
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Permission scopes
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do Augment Code and Kilo Code compare on target sectors?
- Augment Code: no public information disclosed. Kilo Code: developers at the world's most innovative companies.
- How do Augment Code and Kilo Code compare on documented incidents?
- Augment Code: no public information disclosed. Kilo Code: Disclosed a security incident at business-intelligence provider Metabase impacting Kilo Code data (originally Aug 7, 2026), with the latest update posted Aug 14, 2026 23:19 UTC..
- How do Augment Code and Kilo Code compare on open source?
- Augment Code: no public information disclosed. Kilo Code: MIT-licensed open source; vendor states users can inspect, fork, modify and self-host the agent..