Kilo Code vs Cline
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
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Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.4 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Open Source | Open Source |
| Free tier | — | — |
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| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Founded | — | 2024 |
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| Verdict | Kilo Code's lineage — forked from Roo Code, which forked Cline, in March 2025 — shows in how fast it's matured: Reddit's r/kilocode describes it as "Cursor but open and free," and by mid-2026 it had crossed 3 million dow... |
Cline is an open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code that plans, edits files, runs terminal commands and uses MCP tools, with bring-your-own-key support across Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter and local models. For d... |
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