# Devin vs Kilo Code CLI (slim)

> Kilo Code CLI scores 75.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Devin's 55.7 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Devin leads on security & auth. 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 Devin's 55.7 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Devin leads on security & auth. Both do agent harness.

- Devin: C 55.7, rank #586 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/devin.min.md
- Kilo Code CLI: BB 75.4, rank #47 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kilo-code-cli.min.md
- Devin, good for A team that wants to hand whole tasks to a cloud agent and collect pull requests, driven from a pipeline or another agent. Ahead on Security & auth, 72 against 66. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- 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 30; Schema & documentation, 90 against 80; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 62; Payments & pricing, 50 against 20; Maintenance & community, 87 against 63; Transparency & trust, 76 against 69. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Devin | Kilo Code CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 30 | 85 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 90 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 62 | 72 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 72 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 63 | 87 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 69 | 76 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Devin | Kilo Code CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cognition AI, Inc. | Kilo Code Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.devin.ai/mcp` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Cognition's Platform Terms of Service | MIT |
| Tools exposed | 13 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-30 | 2026-09-30 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-03-09 | 2026-05-29 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | none | 28k stars, 33k npm/wk |