Kilo Code vs. Prime Agent

Feature	Kilo Code	Prime Agent

Tagline	The all-in-one agentic engineering platform	Model-agnostic terminal coding agent built on a persistent IPython runtime
Website	https://kilo.ai	https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	October 15, 2025	May 8, 2026
Last Updated	July 15, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, Windsurf, Trae AI	Zed, VS Code (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Kilo Gateway managed AI models and supports 500+ AI models including Anthropic, GPT, Gemini, Custom AI models.	20+ providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, DeepSeek, MiniMax, Xiaomi MiMo, Bedrock, Ollama, vLLM, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT GitHub Copilot SuperGrok OpenCode Go / Zen X Premium Kilo Pass Ollama Cloud MiniMax Token Plan	ChatGPT Claude Code GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model	Freemium, Usage Based, Subscription, Free, BYOK	Free, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free forever (individual users, BYOK), $19/mo (Kilo Pass), $15/mo (teams)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode	https://github.com/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent
Development State	active	active