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Kilo Code vs Trae

Live matchup data for Kilo Code and Trae: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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Kilo CodeKilo Code

openrouter tokens/day

252.2Brank #3

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

TraeByteDance

openrouter tokens/day

not tracked in OpenRouter rankings

usage compares on other signals below

usage — openrouter daily tokens

Usage crossover

usage series pending — daily OpenRouter snapshots build this chart

source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d · no OpenRouter feed: Trae

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for Kilo Code and Trae.
SpecKilo CodeTrae
VendorKilo CodeByteDance
Homepagekilocode.aitrae.ai
GitHubKilo-Org/kilocode
Package@kilocode/cli
Subscription 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

snapshot Jul 8, 2026

  • Lite $3.00/mo
  • Pro $10.00/mo
  • Pro+ $30.00/mo
  • Ultra $100/mo

snapshot Jul 8, 2026

GitHub stars25,822
Pkg downloads/day5,393
Latest releasejetbrains/v7.0.2 · 28 h ago

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for Kilo Code and Trae: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkKilo CodeTraeSource
SWE-bench Verified
78.8%Sep 28 · trae doubao seed code
github.com

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for Kilo Code and Trae over the trailing 30 days.
SignalKilo CodeTrae
Mentions (30d)10
Positive share0%
Negative share0%
Net sentiment0%
30d trend

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

through Jul 8, 2026

faq

Frequently asked

Is Kilo Code more used than Trae?
The Token Tape tracks daily OpenRouter usage for this matchup, but Trae has no usage feed yet, so no usage comparison is published. Pricing, benchmarks, and sentiment compare on the available signals.
How does Kilo Code pricing compare to Trae?
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). Trae tracked plans: Lite ($3.00/mo), Pro ($10.00/mo), Pro+ ($30.00/mo), Ultra ($100/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 Trae score on coding benchmarks?
The tape holds 0 tracked results for Kilo Code and 3 for Trae, but none on a shared benchmark yet — scores are listed side by side without a common baseline.
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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