ForgeCode vs. Kilo Code

Feature	ForgeCode	Kilo Code

Tagline	A top-ranked AI enabled pair programming coding agent	The all-in-one agentic engineering platform
Website	https://forgecode.dev	https://kilo.ai
Language	rust	typescript
Release Date	January 30, 2025	October 15, 2025
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VSCode & (terminal-native, ZSH plugin)	VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, Windsurf, Trae AI
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Can use Claude & ChatGPT subscriptions with access to Opus, GPT series, supports 400+ models on Openrouter.	Kilo managed AI models and supports 500+ AI models including Anthropic, GPT, Gemini, Custom AI models.
Pricing Model	BYOK	Freemium
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK) / $19-199/mo
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/antinomyhq/forgecode	https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode
Development State	active	active