agent · ai-coding-agents
Kilo Code vs OpenCode
55 fields both were evaluated on, 24 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 31 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Kilo Code | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | “Audit the prompt, context window, and decisions in MIT-licensed source.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Explainability· | “Audit the prompt, context window, and decisions in MIT-licensed source.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Compliance certifications· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 compliant “SOC 2 Type 2 Compliant SOC 2 Type 1 Compliant”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Kilo Code | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Operating environment· | 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 | terminal, IDE, or desktop “OpenCode is an open source agent that helps you write code in your terminal, IDE, or desktop.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Kilo Code | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Red teaming· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | Third-party penetration test conducted, report available in trust center “Anomaly Penetration Test Report.pdf”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 |
| Incident reporting· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | Formal policy covers incident response and breach notification “Incident Response & Breach Notification”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 |
| Data handling· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | “Built for privacy first [*] OpenCode does not store any of your code or context data”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Kilo Code | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model· | “Aligned pricing Models at cost. No markup. No lock-in.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Price point· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Availability· | Desktop app is offered as a beta download; no availability status is stated for the CLI “Download the desktop beta now”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | |
| Deployment options· | VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, Cloud “Choose where to start with Kilo VS Code JetBrains CLI Cloud”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | macOS, Windows, and Linux “Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux . Download now”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Integrations· | 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 | Models.dev “Any model 75+ LLM providers through Models.dev, including local models”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Kilo Code | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | Claude, GPT, Gemini “connect any model from any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini and more.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Model provider· | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini “connect any model from any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini and more.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | ||
| Open weights· | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Kilo Code | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | MCP (Model Context Protocol) “Does Kilo support MCP (Model Context Protocol)?”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| Multi-agent· | “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 | Start multiple agents in parallel on the same project “Multi-session Start multiple agents in parallel on the same project”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Open source· | 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 opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Kilo Code | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | Reports 195,000 GitHub stars, 950 contributors and 13,000+ commits alongside 16M monthly developers. The repository counts are checkable on GitHub; the 16M developer figure is the vendor's own, with no counter named “With over 195,000 GitHub stars, 950 contributors, and over 13,000 commits, OpenCode is used and trusted by over 16M developers every month.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | |
| Deployment scale· | 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 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Target sectors· | developers at the world's most innovative companies “Trusted by developers at the world's most innovative companies”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Documented incidents· | 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 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Kilo Code and OpenCode publish nothing on these 31 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 31 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Autonomy level
- Human oversight
- Goal complexity
- Action space
- Initiative
- High-risk domains
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Fine-tuning
- Context window
- Tool use
- API access
- Safety evaluations
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Third-party evaluations
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Runtime governance
- Permission scopes
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do Kilo Code and OpenCode compare on operating environment?
- Kilo Code: VS Code, JetBrains, IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, CLI, Cloud Agents, Slack. OpenCode: terminal, IDE, or desktop.
- How do Kilo Code and OpenCode compare on user base?
- Kilo Code: 5M+ "Kilo Coders" (self-reported user count).. OpenCode: Reports 195,000 GitHub stars, 950 contributors and 13,000+ commits alongside 16M monthly developers. The repository counts are checkable on GitHub; the 16M developer figure is the vendor's own, with no counter named.
- How do Kilo Code and OpenCode compare on deployment scale?
- Kilo Code: Vendor-reported: "5M+ Kilo Coders" and "10T+ tokens processed every month". No independent counter is named.. OpenCode: no public information disclosed.
- How do Kilo Code and OpenCode compare on target sectors?
- Kilo Code: developers at the world's most innovative companies. OpenCode: no public information disclosed.
- How do Kilo Code and OpenCode compare on documented incidents?
- 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.. OpenCode: no public information disclosed.
- How do Kilo Code and OpenCode compare on deployment options?
- Kilo Code: VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, Cloud. OpenCode: macOS, Windows, and Linux.