agent · ai-coding-agents
Kilo Code vs Sweep AI
55 fields both were evaluated on, 25 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 30 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Kilo Code | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | “Audit the prompt, context window, and decisions in MIT-licensed source.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Explainability· | “Audit the prompt, context window, and decisions in MIT-licensed source.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Compliance certifications· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| Regulatory alignment· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Kilo Code | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Kilo Code | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Safety policy· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | “Privacy-first Enterprise-ready with SOC 2 compliance and zero data retention.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Data handling· |
Practicality
| Field | Kilo Code | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model· | “Aligned pricing Models at cost. No markup. No lock-in.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| Price point· | ||
| Availability· | ||
| Deployment options· | VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, Cloud “Choose where to start with Kilo VS Code JetBrains CLI Cloud”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| 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 | “Works with all JetBrains IDEs IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Android Studio, WebStorm, PhpStorm, Rider, and more.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Kilo Code | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | “Sweep uses our own LLMs for unmatched price, performance, and security.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model provider· | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | “Sweep uses our own LLMs for unmatched price, performance, and security.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Open weights· | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Kilo Code | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | MCP (Model Context Protocol) “Does Kilo support MCP (Model Context Protocol)?”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| Tool use· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | “Web Search & Fetch Tools - Browse the web from Sweep”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 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 | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 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 | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Marketplace presence· |
Impact
| Field | Kilo Code | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | ||
| 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 | “Trusted every day by thousands of professional developers.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 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 | “Trusted every day by thousands of professional developers.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Kilo Code and Sweep AI publish nothing on these 30 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 30 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
- API access
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Incident reporting
- Third-party evaluations
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Runtime governance
- Permission scopes
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do Kilo Code and Sweep AI compare on operating environment?
- Kilo Code: VS Code, JetBrains, IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, CLI, Cloud Agents, Slack. Sweep AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do Kilo Code and Sweep AI 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.. Sweep AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do Kilo Code and Sweep AI compare on open source?
- Kilo Code: MIT-licensed open source; vendor states users can inspect, fork, modify and self-host the agent.. Sweep AI: no public information disclosed.