# Kilo Code

Kilo is an open-source AI coding agent that runs in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, a terminal CLI, cloud agents and Slack. It gives access to 500+ models at provider rates, using your own keys or local models. Its MIT-licensed code can be inspected and self-hosted. Anaconda announced in 2026 that it acquired Kilo Code.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/kilo-code · data of 2026-11-03

## Facts

- Company type: Division of Anaconda
- Latest funding: Seed
- Deployment: IDE, CLI and cloud; local models supported; the open-source code can be self-hosted
- Best for: Developers and teams who want an open-source AI coding agent that works with their own model keys or local models across IDE, CLI and cloud.

## Products

- Kilo for VS Code: Free open-source AI coding agent extension that also works in Cursor, Windsurf and other Open VSX editors.
- Kilo for JetBrains: Plugin for IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm and other JetBrains IDEs.
- Kilo CLI: Terminal agent for shells, scripts and CI jobs.
- Kilo Cloud Agents: Agents started from a browser that run remotely and can be followed from a phone.
- Kilo Desktop: Desktop app for running agents side by side in one window (beta).
- Kilo Code Reviewer: Automated AI code review service for pull requests.
- Kilo for Slack: Mention @Kilo in a Slack channel to turn threads into code changes and pull requests.
- Kilo Gateway: Pay-as-you-go hosted AI inference across 500+ models at provider rates.
- Kilo Pass: Monthly AI credit subscription with up to 50% bonus credits.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Coding Assistants | 17 of 46 | 5.3 | 6 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 3.7 | 3.7% |
| google_ai_mode | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| perplexity | 12.2 | 18.5% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Kilo Code AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/kilo-code, data of 2026-11-03. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).