# Kilo Code CLI vs Vibe-Trading (slim)

> Kilo Code CLI scores 73 (BB) to Vibe-Trading's 62.2 (B) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Kilo Code CLI scores 73 (BB) on agent readiness against Vibe-Trading's 62.2 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Vibe-Trading leads on security & auth and payments & pricing. Both do agent harnesses.

- Kilo Code CLI: BB 73, rank #100 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kilo-code-cli.min.md
- Vibe-Trading: B 62.2, rank #502 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vibe-trading.min.md
- 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 63; Schema & documentation, 90 against 72; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 67; Maintenance & community, 87 against 82; Transparency & trust, 76 against 47. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- Vibe-Trading, good for A person or a pipeline that wants a ready-made finance research agent over free market data, with backtests, swarm reviews and exports, run on their own machine or used as an MCP server by another agent. Ahead on Security & auth, 70 against 64; Payments & pricing, 60 against 50. Also No key needed to call it; Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Kilo Code CLI | Vibe-Trading |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 85 | 63 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 72 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 70 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 50 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 76 | 47 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kilo Code CLI | Vibe-Trading |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Kilo Code Inc. | HKUDS |
| Transports |  | stdio, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Tools exposed | none | 82 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-30 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-29 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 28k stars, 33k npm/wk | 37k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | none |