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Head to head · 2026

Cursor vs Kilo Code

Pricing, free plans, ratings, features, pros and cons, side by side. Where one comes out ahead, we mark it.

Cursor

The AI-native editor most competitors now get compared against

4.7$20/mo

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Kilo Code

Merged Cline and Roo Code, now the landing spot for Roo's shutdown

4.3Free

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Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

  • Lower starting price

    Not comparable

    Not comparable: Kilo Code does not list a price

  • Free plan

    Tie

    Both have one

  • Higher rating

    Cursor

    4.7 against 4.3

  • Same job?

    Yes

    Both are Coding tools

Side by side

Compared onCursorKilo Code
Our rating4.7Better4.3
Starts at$20/moFree
Free planYesYes
CategoryCodingCoding
Plans
  • HobbyFree
  • Pro$20/mo
  • Pro+$60/mo
  • Ultra$200/mo
  • Teams$40/user/mo
  • Free & Open SourceFree
  • Teams$15/user/mo
  • EnterpriseCustom
Key features
  • Multi-line Tab autocomplete predicting full edits
  • Composer agent mode for multi-file changes
  • Choice of multiple underlying AI models
  • Built as a full VS Code fork, not a plugin
  • Free tier with limited usage
  • Forked and merged both Cline and Roo Code's codebases
  • Official migration path following Roo Code's April 2026 shutdown
  • Support for 500+ underlying models
  • Zero-markup pricing over provider API costs
  • Free and open source
Pros
  • Widely regarded as the category's leading AI-native editor by adoption
  • Composer handles genuinely complex, multi-file tasks well
  • Model choice avoids lock-in to a single AI provider
  • Inherited a mature, tested codebase rather than starting from scratch
  • Official, supported landing spot for Roo Code's displaced user base
  • Very wide model selection with no markup on provider costs
Cons
  • Higher usage requires a paid subscription fairly quickly
  • Popularity has driven pricing changes some long-time users have pushed back on
  • Fork-based editor requires migrating settings from plain VS Code
  • Fork-of-a-fork lineage can be confusing for newcomers to the ecosystem
  • Recently absorbed a wave of migrating users, worth watching for growing pains
  • VS Code extension only, not a standalone editor
CompanyAnysphere, founded 2022Kilo Code, Inc.

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Is Cursor better than Kilo Code?

In our reviews Cursor scores 4.7 and Kilo Code scores 4.3. The better pick depends on the job. Cursor: The AI-native editor most competitors now get compared against. Kilo Code: Merged Cline and Roo Code, now the landing spot for Roo's shutdown.

Which is cheaper, Cursor or Kilo Code?

Cursor: from $20/mo. Kilo Code: free.

Do Cursor and Kilo Code have free plans?

Yes, both have a free plan.

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