kilocode vs paperclip

kilocode and paperclip share 14 technologies: OpenAI, Anthropic, MCP, Zod, Drizzle, opentelemetry, yaml, @clack/prompts, ai, motion, xterm, dompurify, Tailwind CSS, and Mermaid. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Kilo-Org

kilocode

Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent.

TypeScript27.9kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit b6a49d0What is kilocode built with?

Only in kilocode

In common

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
kilocode1,421,597 lines written4,647 code files
paperclip3,133,031 lines written5,090 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
kilocode4.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Kilo Code, Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amp, and Jules
paperclip17% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
kilocodeLast push November 8, 202628,515 commits27,908 stars
paperclipLast push November 4, 20265,942 commits111,002 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
kilocode2,576 test files55% of its code files have a test that imports them
paperclip4,571 test files60.3% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, kilocode or paperclip?
paperclip, with 3,133,031 lines written; kilocode has 1,421,597.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5

Which has more GitHub stars, kilocode or paperclip?
paperclip, with 111,002 stars; kilocode has 27,908.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub

Which has more tests, kilocode or paperclip?
paperclip, with 4,571 test files; kilocode has 2,576.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5

Which was updated more recently, kilocode or paperclip?
kilocode: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and paperclip's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: Kilo-Org/kilocode's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, kilocode or paperclip?
paperclip: an AI signed 17% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in kilocode, 4.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in paperclipai/paperclip

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