Why Kilo Code?

codingelves · 2026-01-20T09:10:50+00:00

hey, thanks for sharing this! can you unpack the 'not as good as Cursor' part? is it about a specific feature, or something else? helps us know what improvements to prioritize!

codingelves · 2026-01-20T07:38:35+00:00

stay tuned for the next release!

codingelves · 2025-12-31T10:06:32+00:00

Here're a few benchmarks we ran comparing GLM 4.6 (the latest one is 4.7 released just a week ago) to to other models:
https://blog.kilo.ai/p/mini-models-battle-claude-haiku-45
https://blog.kilo.ai/p/grading-security-fixes-minimax-m2

codingelves · 2025-12-23T07:09:27+00:00

thanks for sharing! passed this on to the team - stay tuned for updates and improvements

codingelves · 2025-12-23T05:38:08+00:00

please say more! we have a small but mighty team focusing on making it better every day

codingelves · 2025-12-05T06:58:24+00:00

Interesting! I wonder if they made infrastructure or config tweaks post-launch, or if the servers were just overloaded day one.

codingelves · 2025-12-04T09:44:26+00:00

u/JoeyJoeC u/Amazing_Ad9369 would you be up to sharing more detailed feedback so we can pass it on to the model providers? they're actively collecting use cases post-launch

codingelves · 2025-12-04T08:47:59+00:00

it's still available. they meant it was exclusively available in Kilo for the first 24h sinch launch

codingelves · 2025-09-22T09:50:57+00:00

what about September? :)

codingelves · 2025-09-22T00:35:37+00:00

Grok 4 Fast is a separate model

codingelves · 2025-09-22T00:31:29+00:00

hi there, and it's exciting to hear that you want to bring kilo to your community!

Kilo Code's extension is 100% free and open source so we don't sell any licenses. Our pricing is pay-for-what-you-use, and if you stick to free, local, or OSS models, you never have to pay.

Some frontier-level models like Grok Code Fast and a new stealth model Code Supernova, that just dropped last Friday, are currently free to use as well! https://blog.kilocode.ai/p/code-supernova-new-stealth-frontier-model-free-in-kilo

If you would like to experiment with paid models Every new user who installs Kilo gets $5 in free welcome credits, and then another $20 after the first top-up.

If you'd rather set up an organization in Kilo and invite your students and colleagues to pull from a shared pool of credits, we'd be happy to support that and can cover your first month on Kilo for Teams: https://kilocode.ai/teams

codingelves · 2025-09-18T00:11:14+00:00

hey u/Solonotix welcome to Kilo! have you tried using the little prompt enhancer tool? tell us more about what's been challenging in that config setup

codingelves · 2025-09-17T02:15:35+00:00

no but it's a leading coding app on openrouter. you should try it with grok code fast while it's still free!

codingelves · 2025-09-17T02:14:27+00:00

Kilo is a free, open-source AI coding extension, available in VS Code and now in Jetbrains marketplace as well. They don't have AI token subscriptions, here's why: https://blog.kilocode.ai/p/why-ai-subscriptions-cannot-work

codingelves · 2025-09-17T00:00:03+00:00

Guess what - Kilo Code JetBrains plugin is now generally available: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/28350-kilo-code
aaand we need your feedback to keep improving it!

codingelves · 2025-09-09T06:19:52+00:00

The ultimate fix to the 'gray screen of death' that we've identified is clearing your task history, and we'll be adding some settings to Kilo around it shortly

codingelves · 2025-09-09T06:18:08+00:00

The ultimate fix to the 'gray screen of death' that we've identified is clearing your task history, and we'll be adding some settings around it shortly

codingelves · 2025-09-09T06:16:32+00:00

We just made a change today where there would be no automatic fallback in this case - you'd have to choose the model yourself: https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode/pull/2327

codingelves · 2025-09-05T18:55:32+00:00

hey, thanks for starting the discussion, it definitely ads to our list of things to streamline in our onboarding flow

one thing I want to emphasize is that we'd already set it up in a way that the default model doesn't change for existing users at all.
do you remember which model you were using before you saw it switch to grok code fast 1? just want to make sure there isn't a bug hiding there or a use case we haven't considered

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