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COMPARISONS/AUGMENT CODE VS KILO CODE

Augment CodeVSKilo Code

Read from each vendor’s own pages last night, so it does not go stale the way a written comparison does.

AUGMENT CODE
$20 / mo
KILO CODE
$15 / mo
CHANGES ON EITHER
6
CAVEATS
NONE
IDE EXTENSIONREAD NIGHTLY FROM THE VENDORS’ OWN PAGESVERDICT DERIVED FROM THE ROWS BELOW
Contents
THE VERDICTderived from the rows below, so it cannot say anything the table does not

On the prices each vendor publishes about itself, Augment Code starts at $20 / mo and Kilo Code at $15 / mo. Kilo Code takes your own API key; the other bundles model usage, so its headline price is closer to the whole bill. Kilo Code is open source under Apache-2.0; the other is proprietary. Every figure on this page was read from the two vendors' own pages in last night's run rather than written down once, which is the only reason it is still the current answer. ToolDrift sells neither and takes no referral fee on either.

SIDE BY SIDE9 asserted rows, 5 measured
COMPARED ONAUGMENT CODEKILO CODE
ASSERTED · WHAT EACH VENDOR PUBLISHES ABOUT ITSELF
CategoryIDE extensionIDE extension
VendorAugmentKilo
StatusActiveActive
How it chargesSubscriptionHybrid
Entry price$20 / mo$15 / mo
Default modelNone, you chooseNone, you choose
Your own keyNo, bundled onlyYes
SourceProprietaryOpen source · Apache-2.0
PlansStandard · $20 / moBusiness · $100 / moEnterprise · CustomFree & Open Source · Usage is billed separatelyTeams · $15 / mo per user/monthEnterprise · Custom
MEASURED · COUNTED ON THE LAST NIGHTLY RUN
Starsnot measured27.4K
Maintenancenot measured100/100
Days since last pushnot measured0
Top model in itnot measuredPoolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) · Free
Its volumenot measured2.67T tokens
THE QUESTIONS3 answered from the rows above

Is Augment Code or Kilo Code cheaper?

On the cheapest option each vendor publishes: Augment Code is $20 / mo and Kilo Code is $15 / mo. Treat both as an allowance rather than a bill, every tool in this category meters model usage on top of the plan, and which one costs more in practice depends on the models you drive and how hard. The tier prices are the part that can be checked from outside, so they are the part this page prints.

Can I use my own API key with Augment Code or Kilo Code?

Augment Code: no, model usage is bundled. Kilo Code: yes. It is the row that decides whether the subscription price is most of what you pay or a fraction of it: a tool that takes your own key charges for the software, and one that does not is reselling inference with a margin you cannot see.

Are Augment Code and Kilo Code still maintained?

Active and Active as of last night's read. Augment Code publishes no repository this site tracks, so there is no push date to read; Kilo Code's repository was last pushed 0 days ago and it scores 100/100 on maintenance. This is the question a written comparison cannot answer, because it was true on the day it was published and nobody went back.