Graphite vs Kilo Code Reviews
Graphite Code Review is built into their proprietary PR workflow. Kilo's Code Reviews works directly with GitHub—same models, same credits, no vendor lock-in.
Best for:
Graphite
- Teams already using Graphite's stacked PR workflow
- Organizations committed to Graphite's continuous-merge style
- Teams that prefer a bundled, single-vendor solution
Kilo Code Reviews
- Teams wanting model flexibility (500+ options)
- Organizations that prefer working directly with GitHub
- Projects where token-based pricing makes more sense than subscriptions
Feature-by-feature comparison
A practical comparison of platform independence, model choice, review configurability, and pricing.
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Pick Your Model
Choose from 500+ models for reviews. Use a fast model for quick feedback, a reasoning model for complex PRs. Graphite offers only one built-in AI.
Works with GitHub Directly
No proprietary UI required. Kilo reviews appear as native GitHub comments. Keep your existing workflow without switching to a different PR interface.
Usage-Based Pricing
Pay for what you use. Same credit system across all of Kilo. No bundled subscription fees—reviews scale with actual usage, not headcount.
Configurable Review Styles
Strict for production code. Balanced for everyday PRs. Lenient for prototypes and WIP. Match the review intensity to the code context.
Custom Focus Areas
Tell the reviewer what matters: security vulnerabilities, performance issues, bug detection, code style, test coverage, documentation gaps. Or all of them.
Open Source
Kilo Code is fully open source. No proprietary lock-in. Inspect the code, contribute improvements, and know exactly how your reviews work.
Part of the Platform
The platform reviewing your code can be the same one that helped write it. Never leave Kilo to build, review, and deploy.
Custom Instructions
Add context about your codebase, conventions, or areas that need extra attention. Shape how the agent thinks about your code.
Multi-IDE Support
Kilo works across VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI. Your entire development workflow in one platform, not just web-based reviews.
Code Reviews are one part of the platform. With Kilo, You Also Get:
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 multiple agents without conflicts. Tackle frontend, backend, testing, and documentation simultaneously for faster development.
Deploy
One-click deployments from within Kilo. Push to production with the same context and workflow you used to build.
App Builder
Visual editor to prototype apps. See changes live and iterate quickly. Export to Kilo when you're ready to move beyond visual editing.
Managed Indexing
Semantic search across your repositories for context-aware responses. Build on top of your existing codebase with full understanding.
Agent Manager
Stop and start agents in one click. Switch contexts easily between different tasks without losing progress.
Sessions
Persistent across all interfaces, resume and share from anywhere. Your context and progress carry seamlessly between App Builder, IDE, CLI, and Cloud. Build from anywhere without losing progress.
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. No more manually adding credits—keep building without interruption.
Try Kilo Code Reviews
Already using Kilo Code? Code Reviews uses the same credits.