Groq Code CLI vs. Kilo Code

Feature	Groq Code CLI	Kilo Code

Tagline	A lightweight, customizable open-source CLI coding agent by Groq	The all-in-one agentic engineering platform
Website	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli	https://kilo.ai
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	July 30, 2025	October 15, 2025
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	none	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, Windsurf, Trae AI
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Groq Compound Models, GPT-OSS, Llama, Qwen, Kimi K2 DeepSeek, Mistral (via Groq)	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 (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli	https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode
Development State	active	active