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Kilo Code vs pi
Live matchup data for Kilo Code and pi: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
openrouter tokens/day
as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior
usage — openrouter daily tokens
Usage crossover
current leader: Kilo Code
usage series pending — daily OpenRouter snapshots build this chart
source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d
through Jul 7, 2026
side by side
Spec & pricing
| Spec | Kilo Code | pi |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Kilo Code | Earendil Works (Mario Zechner) |
| Homepage | kilocode.ai | pi.dev |
| GitHub | Kilo-Org/kilocode | earendil-works/pi |
| Package | @kilocode/cli | @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent |
| Subscription plans |
snapshot Jul 8, 2026 | — |
| GitHub stars | 25,822 | 68,637 |
| Pkg downloads/day | 5,393 | 162,086 |
| Latest release | jetbrains/v7.0.2 · 27 h ago | v0.80.3 · 8 d ago |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
head to head
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kilo Code | pi | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
no benchmark results tracked yet for this pair — boards ingest daily | |||
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Kilo Code | pi |
|---|---|---|
| Mentions (30d) | 10 | 9 |
| Positive share | 0% | 22.2% |
| Negative share | 0% | 11.1% |
| Net sentiment | 0% | +11.1% |
| 30d trend |
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
through Jul 8, 2026
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Kilo Code more used than pi?
- As of Jul 7, 2026, Kilo Code shows 252.2B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps and pi shows 50.8B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
- How does Kilo Code pricing compare to pi?
- Kilo Code tracked plans: Free & Open Source (free), Teams ($15.00/mo), Enterprise, Auto Free, BYOK, or local (free), Kilo Gateway (free), Kilo Pass Starter ($19.00/mo), Kilo Pass Pro ($49.00/mo), Kilo Pass Expert ($199/mo), KiloClaw Standard ($55.00/mo). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Kilo Code and pi score on coding benchmarks?
- No benchmark results are tracked for either yet; public boards are ingested daily and results appear here as they land.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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