Kilo Code vs Qwen Code
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.4 / 10 | 7.7 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Open Source | Open Source |
| Free tier | Free MIT-licensed agent for VS Code, JetBrains and CLI; use your own API keys, local models (Ollama/LM Studio) or free models via Auto Free; inference billed separately | Apache-2.0 CLI is free to install and use; you supply the model (own API key or local Ollama/vLLM). The free Qwen OAuth tier ended 15 Apr 2026 |
| Paid from | Teams $15/user/mo; optional Kilo Pass credits from $19/mo (+5% processing fee) | CLI free, model access e.g. Alibaba Coding Plan Pro at $50/month or your own API key |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2025 | 2025 |
| Maker | Anaconda | Alibaba Group (Qwen team) |
| Verdict | Kilo Code is one of the most flexible open-source coding agents: free and MIT-licensed, it works with your own API keys, local models or more than 500 models through its gateway at provider rates, so you see exactly what... |
Qwen Code is now a broad, fast-moving agent rather than a Gemini CLI fork: sub-agents, agent teams, MCP, hooks, IDE plugins, a desktop app and SDKs, released almost daily under Apache-2.0. You can point it at Qwen, DeepS... |
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