Kilo Code vs. zerostack

Feature	Kilo Code	zerostack

Tagline	The all-in-one agentic engineering platform	Minimal Rust coding agent optimized for memory footprint
Website	https://kilo.ai	https://gi-dellav.github.io/zerostack/
Language	typescript	rust
Release Date	October 15, 2025	May 12, 2026
Last Updated	July 15, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
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	VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, Windsurf, Trae AI	Zed (via ACP), Neovim (via CodeCompanion.nvim + ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
Supported Models	Kilo Gateway managed AI models and supports 500+ AI models including Anthropic, GPT, Gemini, Custom AI models.	OpenRouter (default), OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, plus unlimited custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints (vLLM, LiteLLM, enterprise gateways)
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT GitHub Copilot SuperGrok OpenCode Go / Zen X Premium Kilo Pass Ollama Cloud MiniMax Token Plan	—
Pricing Model	Freemium, Usage Based, Subscription, Free, BYOK	Free, 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 (GPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode	https://github.com/gi-dellav/zerostack
Development State	active	active