Graphite vs Kilo Code Reviews
Graphite is a dedicated PR workflow platform. Kilo Code Reviews is part of an all-in-one agentic engineering platform with 500+ hosted models, transparent pricing, and your development workflow in one place.
Use the Kilo agent in a desktop workspace, or keep your existing VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, and Cloud workflows. Desktop runs the Kilo CLI engine and supports 500+ hosted models through Kilo Gateway, your provider keys, and local inference.
Available for macOS Apple Silicon, Windows, and Linux. The built-in local model server, notebooks, and conda environments require a Kilo account. Local inference is not a guarantee of an entirely offline or air-gapped application. See requirements.
Compare the whole cost, not just the seat
- Platform
- Free for individuals. Teams is $15/user/month; Enterprise is custom. SSO, SCIM, and audit logs are Enterprise features, not included in Teams.
- Inference
- Use available free models, local inference, or BYOK. Kilo Gateway charges provider rates with no inference markup. Kilo Pass is an optional credit subscription.
- Cloud compute
- Cloud Agents and hosted Code Reviews have separately priced compute in addition to model inference. Check current pricing and any applicable beta offer. BYOK does not remove compute charges.
Credit purchase processing fee: 5%. Applies to card purchases that add credits, including top-ups and Kilo Pass. Excludes seat subscriptions and non-card payments. See full pricing.
Open-source scope: VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI clients are MIT-licensed; Gateway and Cloud backend code are source-available under a separate license. These licenses do not establish the license of every Desktop component. See component licenses.
Kilo details reviewed . Competitor review dates are listed separately.
Graphite
- •Teams already using Cursor
- •Need stacked PRs and merge queue workflows
- •Want review automation alongside Graphite Chat and Cursor Cloud Agents
Kilo
- •Developers who want model choice (500+ hosted models in Kilo Gateway)
- •Teams who prefer transparent, usage-based pricing
- •Anyone building an all-in-one AI development stack
- •Free individual platform access, with inference and hosted compute billed separately
Graphite
Hobby: Free (limited features)
Starter: Paid per-seat plan for organization repositories
Team: Adds AI review customizations, unlimited AI reviews, and merge queue
Enterprise: Custom pricing
Kilo
Individual: Free platform access; inference and hosted compute are separate
Teams: $15/user/month plus inference and hosted compute
Individual platform access is free. Teams costs $15/user/month; Enterprise is custom. Paid inference and cloud compute are separate. Kilo Gateway charges provider rates with no inference markup; a 5% processing fee applies to card purchases of credits, including optional Kilo Pass. Seat subscriptions and non-card payments are excluded from that processing fee. BYOK covers inference through your provider, not Kilo cloud compute.
BYOK does not remove cloud compute charges
Model Selection
Choose a supported model for your review. Kilo Gateway has 500+ hosted models. Graphite manages its model selection and lists Anthropic and OpenAI as AI subprocessors.
Pricing Model
Provider-rate inference plus separate hosted compute. Graphite bundles review capabilities into seat plans with plan-specific allowances and billing terms.
Platform Integration
Code Reviews lives alongside Code, Plan, Ask, and Debug agents, Cloud Agents, and Autocomplete. Graphite combines reviews with stacked PRs, merge queues, Chat, and Cursor Cloud Agents.
IDE Support
Kilo offers Desktop (beta), VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, and Cloud. Graphite documents a VS Code extension and CLI for its PR workflow.
Review Style Presets
Kilo offers Strict, Balanced, and Lenient modes. Graphite reviews work out of the box and support templates, custom prompts, file-based rules, and exclusions.
Session Sync
Kilo supports session workflows across its coding interfaces. Graphite focuses on PR collaboration and review context rather than an equivalent session system.
BYOK
Kilo supports provider keys in compatible workflows. The reviewed Graphite AI review configuration does not document customer-supplied model keys.
Open Source
Kilo's VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI clients are MIT-licensed. Gateway and Cloud backend code are source-available under a separate license.
Feature-by-feature comparison
A practical comparison of pricing, model choice, review configurability, and platform integration.
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Model Freedom
Choose a supported review model. Use fast models for routine PRs, deeper reasoning models for security-critical code.
Transparent Pricing
Provider-rate inference and separately metered cloud compute. Review concurrency, runtime, and provider limits still apply.
All-in-One Platform
Reviews, coding agents, cloud environments, and deployments in one place. No context switching.
Open Source
Inspect and customize the MIT-licensed IDE and CLI clients. Hosted backend code is source-available, not covered by the same MIT license.
Choose Kilo If:
- ✅You want to choose which AI model reviews your code
- ✅You prefer usage-based pricing that scales with actual use
- ✅You want reviews integrated into your coding, debugging, and deployment workflow
- ✅You value open source and transparent tooling
- ✅You're building an all-in-one AI development stack
- ✅You need Cloud Agents
- ✅Your bottleneck is getting fast, quality feedback (not PR sequencing)
Choose Graphite If:
- ✅You're already using Cursor and want tight integration
- ✅You prefer a focused tool that specializes in review workflows
- ✅Stacked PRs and merge queues are critical for your team
Kilo by the Numbers
#1 Open Source Product of the Month
5M+ Kilo Coders
10T+ tokens processed every month
500+ models available
Graphite
$52M Series B funding (March 2025)
Acquired by Cursor (December 2025)
Cloud Agents
Access Kilo from the web without a local machine. Run resource-exhaustive tasks in the cloud and sync results back to your local environment.
Parallel Agents (CLI)
Run agents in separate worktrees to isolate changes. Parallel work still needs review, testing, and conflict resolution when branches merge.
Agent Manager
Stop and start agents in one click. Switch contexts easily between different tasks without losing progress.
Sessions
Resume supported sessions across IDE, CLI, and Cloud workflows. Tools, credentials, and capabilities can differ between interfaces.
Voice Prompting in the IDE
Speak your prompts naturally in the IDE. No typing needed—just talk and code.
Auto Top Ups
Auto top up when your balance gets low—available for individuals and organizations. No more manually adding credits—keep building without interruption.