# Kilo CLI: Open-Source Terminal Coding Agent With 500+ Models

> Source: https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-07-15-kilo-cli-terminal-coding-agent/
> Last updated: 2026-07-15
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# Kilo CLI: Open-Source Terminal Coding Agent With 500+ Models

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Kilo Code's new open-source CLI brings its agentic coding workflow straight to your terminal. Pick from over 500 models with a slash command, plan in one model and build in a cheaper one, and lean on an auto-router that scores each task against Kilo's own benchmark to pick the cheapest capable model. It also ships built-in agent modes, live per-session cost tracking in both dollars and tokens, remote cloud sessions, and one-command local code review and PR creation.

Source video

"Kilo CLI – Open Source CLI Coding Agent" by **Kilo Code** — [Watch on YouTube →](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AWrphJ4nHVw)

## Key Takeaways

- **500+ models, fully model-agnostic.** A slash command opens a model picker with over 500 supported models; you can switch models at any point in a session — for example, a stronger reasoning model for planning and a cheaper or free model for implementation.
- **Plan mode architects before it builds.** In plan mode, Kilo drafts a thorough implementation plan for your request and then references that plan while it writes the code later in code mode.
- **"Auto efficient" is a session-aware router.** Kilo's auto model routes each request against its own coding benchmark (Kilo Bench) and picks the cheapest model proven proficient at that type of task — so you get the best model for each job without hand-picking.
- **Built-in agent modes.** Code (implementation), Ask (read-only Q&A), Code Reviewer (reviews uncommitted local changes), Debug (troubleshooting), and Plan (planning + implementation). You can also build custom modes — the video shows creating an "SEO reviewer." Any model can pair with any mode.
- **Live cost visibility.** A side panel shows session cost in both dollars and tokens, plus general info, cost details, and any available benchmark scores for each model.
- **Remote sessions and one-command review.** `/remote` enables cloud sessions you can resume or follow in Kilo's cloud agent; `/review` runs a local code review on your changes before you push, and Kilo can create the PR for you using git.

## Commands & Code Mentioned

```
/agents     # review or switch agent modes (code, ask, code reviewer, debug, plan) or create custom ones
/remote     # enable remote sessions — resume or follow the run in Kilo's cloud agent
/review     # run a local code review on uncommitted changes before opening a PR
```

## More Kilo Code news

 [▶ Kilo Cloud Agents Add GitHub Authorship, Profiles & Remote Sessions 2026-06-25](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-25-kilo-cloud-agents-major-upgrades/)
 [▶ Kiloclaw Auto-Researches Every New Meeting and Briefs You in Slack 2026-06-17](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-17-kiloclaw-meeting-research-agent/)
 [▶ Kilo Code at Gartner Summit: Enterprise AI Shifts to Cost Control 2026-06-10](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-10-kilo-code-gartner-enterprise-ai-cost/)
 [▶ Kilo Code + Claude Fable 5: Replicating GitHub From a Single Screenshot 2026-06-09](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-09-kilo-replicate-github-fable/)
 [▶ Claude Opus 4.8 vs MiniMax M3: Real-World Coding Task in Kilo Code 2026-06-08](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-08-kilo-opus48-minimax-task/)
 [▶ Kilo Code Agent Manager: Orchestrate Parallel Agents with Isolated Work Trees 2026-06-08](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-08-kilo-code-agent-manager-parallel-agents/)

[See all Kilo Code news →](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/kilocode/)

## Go deeper: Kilo Code guides

Hands-on guides to put this into practice:

 [⚡ Setup — All 5 Surfaces](https://openclawdatabase.com/kilocode/setup/)

 [🔌 Models via OpenRouter (500+)](https://openclawdatabase.com/kilocode/models/)

 [🎼 Orchestrator Mode](https://openclawdatabase.com/kilocode/orchestrator/)

 [⚖️ Kilo vs Claude Code](https://openclawdatabase.com/kilocode/vs-claude-code/)

 [🧭 Compare Agents Which agent fits your use case — side-by-side.](https://openclawdatabase.com/compare/)

 [⌨️ Command Reference Every CLI command & flag across platforms.](https://openclawdatabase.com/commands/)