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Kilo Code vs Tabby

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Kilo Code

Open-source coding agent consolidating Cline and Roo.

  • + Unifies the Cline/Roo feature sets
  • + Fully open source
  • − New project, still proving stability
  • − VS Code only

Tabby

Self-hosted AI coding assistant for teams.

  • + Fully self-hosted, code never leaves your network
  • + Local-model first
  • − Weaker agent capability than frontier-model tools
  • − Needs GPU for good latency
Spec Kilo Code Tabby
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License Apache-2.0 Apache-2.0
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes Yes
MCP support Yes No
Pricing free free
Starting price BYOK usage cost BYOK or local GPU
Models claude, gpt, gemini, byok local, byok
Languages typescript rust, python
GitHub stars 24.5k 33.7k
Last activity 2026-06-25 2026-03-02