# Amp vs Kilo Code CLI (slim)

> Kilo Code CLI scores 75.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Amp's 57.1 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harness. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Kilo Code CLI scores 75.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Amp's 57.1 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harness.

- Amp: C 57.1, rank #558 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/amp.min.md
- Kilo Code CLI: BB 75.4, rank #47 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kilo-code-cli.min.md
- Amp, good for Teams that want a hosted, multi-model coding agent with shared threads and cloud machines, driven from scripts through execute mode or the SDKs.
- Kilo Code CLI, good for Developers who want an open-source terminal agent with per-tool permission rules, an optional sandbox and a choice of provider, and the same engine in VS Code and JetBrains. Ahead on Reliability, 85 against 31; Schema & documentation, 90 against 72; Security & auth, 66 against 57; Payments & pricing, 50 against 35; Maintenance & community, 87 against 79. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Amp | Kilo Code CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 31 | 85 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 72 | 90 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 72 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 87 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 77 | 76 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Amp | Kilo Code CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Amp Frontier Corporation | Kilo Code Inc. |
| Licence | Proprietary, under the Amp licence terms (Amp Frontier Corporation). The npm packages are marked Amp Commercial License and the source repository is private | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-09-30 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-10 | 2026-05-29 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 41k npm/wk | 28k stars, 33k npm/wk |