Augment CodevsKilo Code
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
Augment Code
Augment Code · IDE extension
#32MCP
Panel
6.31 spec wins
- Reliability
- 6.3
- Usefulness
- 7.0
- Cost
- 5.2
- Longevity
- 6.5
“Charges the model's list price plus a 40 percent service fee, which is at least a markup you can read without a lawyer.”
Kilo Code
Kilo Code (Anaconda) · IDE extension
#26OSSMCP
Panel
6.58 spec wins
- Reliability
- 6.0
- Usefulness
- 7.2
- Cost
- 7.0
- Longevity
- 5.8
“A fork of Roo Code carrying a fork of OpenCode, acquired by Anaconda, so the dependency tree finally has a parent.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | Augment Code | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | IDE extension | IDE extension |
| Runs | local, cloud | local, cloud |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | macos, linux, windows, web |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | Yes |
| Git operations | Yes | Yes |
| Browser control | NoAuggie ships web-search and web-fetch tools only, so it can read pages but cannot drive a browser; browser automation requires adding a third-party MCP server. | YesA Playwright-backed browser tool that navigates, clicks, fills forms, drags and screenshots after each action; it needs a high-capability agentic model to work reliably. |
| Sandboxed execution | YesCosmos cloud environments are built from a Docker base image you pick from any public registry and each session starts from a fresh isolated snapshot; the local Auggie CLI has no sandbox, and self-hosted daemons isolate only via per-session Git worktrees. | YesCloud Agents run in isolated Linux containers, and the local CLI has an opt-in OS-level sandbox using macOS Seatbelt via sandbox-exec or Linux bubblewrap (not available on Windows). |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Yes | Yes |
| Headless / CI mode | Yes`auggie --print` runs non-interactively for scripts and CI, and Augment publishes GitHub Actions wrappers for PR descriptions and reviews. | Yes`kilo run --auto` auto-approves permissions for fully non-interactive CI/CD runs. |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Claude, GPT, Gemini, GLM, Kimi | Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio |
| Bring your own model | NoModel choice is limited to Augment's curated list via /model or --model; no custom base URL, LLM gateway, or Bedrock/Vertex/Azure deployment is documented. | Yes |
| Local models | NoNo local or OpenAI-compatible endpoint is documented; inference always runs through Augment. | Yes |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | mixed | mixed |
| Starts at | $20/mo | $0/mo |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Bring your own key | NoLLM usage is billed by Augment as provider cost plus a 40% service fee; supplying your own provider key or cloud account is not documented. | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | No | Yes |
| License | proprietary | MIT |
| GitHub stars | 283 | 27,467 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | Augment Code | Kilo Code | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 7.0 | 7.3 | Kilo Code — Pick Kilo if you want one tool that covers the editor, the terminal and JetBrains; pick Cline if you would rather run the upstream and forgo the bundle. |
| El Crítico | 6.0 | 6.0 | no preference |
| El Profesor | 6.5 | 5.5 | Augment Code — Two benchmark claims, one an ensemble and one a controlled comparison on the vendor's own harness; neither should be read against the public leaderboards. |
| La Inversora | 7.0 | 6.3 | Augment Code — Publishing a 40 percent service fee is either transparency or a confession, and exposing the index over MCP is a hedge toward becoming a component in other people's agents. |
| La Jefa | 6.8 | 6.8 | no preference |
| El Hacker | 4.3 | 7.3 | Kilo Code — MIT, Ollama and LM Studio documented, MCP servers in JSON with a per-server timeout, and a CLI that is OpenCode under the hood, so I can read both halves. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.