Kilo CodevsACP Client for VS Code
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
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.”
ACP Client for VS Code
Jun Han · IDE extension
#41OSS
Panel
7.30 spec wins
- Reliability
- 7.0
- Usefulness
- 6.8
- Cost
- 8.2
- Longevity
- 7.0
“It supports eleven coding agents, one at a time, which is a fair summary of the last two years.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | Kilo Code | ACP Client for VS Code |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | IDE extension | IDE extension |
| Runs | local, cloud | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows, web | macos, linux, windows |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | Yes | No |
| MCP server | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | YesThe extension runs the commands the agent requests and displays their output; the agent loop itself lives in the ACP agent. |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | Yes |
| Git operations | Yes | No |
| Browser control | 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. | No |
| Sandboxed execution | 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). | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Yes | NoEleven agents are pre-configured but only one is active at a time, with quick switching between them. |
| Headless / CI mode | Yes`kilo run --auto` auto-approves permissions for fully non-interactive CI/CD runs. | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio | GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Qwen Code, Auggie CLI, Qoder CLI, Codex CLI, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Kiro CLI, Hermes Agent |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | Yes | No |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | mixed | byok |
| Starts at | $0/mo | $0/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| GitHub stars | 27,467 | 391 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | Kilo Code | ACP Client for VS Code | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 7.3 | 7.5 | ACP Client for VS Code — Pick it if you keep wanting to try the new thing; pick a vendor's own extension if you have already decided and you like their panel. |
| El Crítico | 6.0 | 7.0 | ACP Client for VS Code — It serves the agent's file writes against your workspace and runs the commands it asks for under a configurable auto-approve policy. |
| El Profesor | 5.5 | 7.8 | ACP Client for VS Code — Every ACP JSON-RPC message can be inspected in a traffic log, which makes a disagreement about whose fault a failure is answerable rather than rhetorical. |
| La Inversora | 6.3 | 6.8 | ACP Client for VS Code — The value here is borrowed: it is worth exactly as much as the protocol is adopted, and 372 stars for a free extension is respectable and unmonetisable. |
| La Jefa | 6.8 | 7.3 | ACP Client for VS Code — One marketplace identifier in the extension allowlist we already maintain and sixty engineers have it when the editor restarts; that is a memo, not a project. |
| El Hacker | 7.3 | 7.3 | no preference |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.