Kilo Code vs. Nanocode

Feature	Kilo Code	Nanocode

Tagline	The all-in-one agentic engineering platform	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines
Website	https://kilo.ai	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	October 15, 2025	January 11, 2026
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	basic	none
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, Windsurf, Trae AI	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Kilo managed AI models and supports 500+ AI models including Anthropic, GPT, Gemini, Custom AI models.	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)
Pricing Model	Freemium	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK) / $19-199/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Development State	active	active