Antigravity vs Kilo Code: where developers land.
332 opinions. No direct preference recorded yet. Approval is 45% vs 63%.
If you want speed, choose Antigravity. If you want customization, choose Kilo Code. The direct preference is not clear yet; use the decision cards below.
Choose Antigravity if you…
- Want a Google-built AI IDE with a large discussion base
- Weight positive speed and code-quality signals
- Can accept quota and reliability complaints
Choose Kilo Code if you…
- Want an open-source IDE extension with favorable cost mentions
- Need customization and provider switching
- Can work with a small evidence base
Speed for Antigravity. Customization for Kilo Code.
Net sentiment per topic: praise minus complaints, as a share of mentions. Positive means more praise than complaints. Hover a dot for the raw counts.
Net sentiment = praise minus complaints, as a share of each tool's mentions. The dot lanes are only for readability; position is the score.
View data table
| Topic | Antigravity | Kilo Code | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customization | -50 | +100 | 8 / 4 |
| Reliability | -56 | -20 | 73 / 5 |
| UX | -45 | +33 | 40 / 3 |
| Cost & pricing | -8 | +60 | 37 / 5 |
| Autonomy | -10 | -20 | 20 / 5 |
The same decision, from both sides.
Paraphrased from comments where a developer named a preference or described a switch. Each links to the original.
Picked Antigravity 0 developers
No explicit switches recorded.
Picked Kilo Code 0 developers
No explicit switches recorded.
The numbers.
| Metric | Antigravity | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Approval | 45% | 63% |
| Last 90 days | 42% | – |
| Opinions | 301 | 31 |
| Developers | 259 | 21 |
| First-hand opinions | 238 | 20 |
| Direct picks | 0 | 0 |
| Type | AI IDE | IDE extension |
| Made by | Open source | |
| Website | Visit ↗ | Visit ↗ |
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How to read this comparison.
Approval is the positive share of opinions that took a side, with the rank based on the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval. Direct picks count comments where a developer explicitly preferred one tool or described switching. Small samples are noisier; check the opinion counts.
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