Kilo grew from zero to over 3 million developers in sixteen months because developers recommended it to other developers, drawn to its open source roots and the seamless access to the latest AI models ...

“In this emerging AI coding agents market, features that simply help developers write code are no longer innovative. Instead, the coolest innovations are those that enable developers to orchestrate, ...

Remote-first AI coding startup Kilo doesn't think software developers should have to pledge their undying allegiance to any one development environment — and certainly not any one model or harness.

Kilo Code, one of the most popular open-source coding agents, today announced it has been named a coolest vendor innovation in the 2026 Gartner® Coolest Vendor Innovations in AI Coding Agents. 1 “In ...