CodeGPTvsKilo Code
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
CodeGPT
CodeGPT · IDE extension
#45MCP
Panel
6.30 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.5
- Usefulness
- 6.5
- Cost
- 7.2
- Longevity
- 5.8
“The free plan gives you ten daily interactions on economy models, or unlimited if you bring the bill yourself.”
Kilo Code
Kilo Code (Anaconda) · IDE extension
#26OSSMCP
Panel
6.57 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 | CodeGPT | 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 | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | No | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | YesCodeGPT studies the codebase and proposes edits that you review before they are applied. | Yes |
| Git operations | No | Yes |
| Browser control | No | 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 | No | 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 | No | Yes |
| Headless / CI mode | No | Yes`kilo run --auto` auto-approves permissions for fully non-interactive CI/CD runs. |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini | Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | YesOllama and LM Studio are listed on the free plan alongside 15+ BYOK providers. | Yes |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | mixed | mixed |
| Starts at | $0/mo | $0/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | No | Yes |
| License | proprietary | MIT |
| GitHub stars | n/a | 27,467 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | CodeGPT | Kilo Code | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 6.8 | 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 | 6.0 | 5.5 | CodeGPT — The plan step is the product's central claim and the vendor never names the models behind its own economy tier, so no behaviour here is reproducible. |
| La Inversora | 6.3 | 6.3 | no preference |
| La Jefa | 5.8 | 6.8 | Kilo Code — Teams at $15 a user makes sixty seats $900 a month, it covers VS Code and JetBrains, and there is a vendor to call; approved with conditions. |
| El Hacker | 6.8 | 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.