In this video, I'll be talking about Kilo Code's rebuilt VS Code extension, what is now officially live in the new version, and how you can use it for free through Kilo's built-in models, OpenRouter, NVIDIA, and free autocomplete options.

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Key Takeaways:

🚀 Kilo’s rebuilt VS Code extension now runs on the same portable core as Kilo CLI, making feature delivery faster and more consistent.  
⚡ The new live version adds parallel tool calls, parallel subagents, and a much more practical multi-agent workflow.  
🗂️ Agent Manager and Git worktree support make it easier to manage multiple sessions and keep different coding attempts isolated.  
🔍 Side-by-side comparisons and inline code review make testing models and reviewing code much more useful inside the editor.  
🧩 Kilo now offers a more unified Agents experience, along with better provider settings, session importing, terminals, and MCP marketplace support.  
💸 You can use Kilo for free through Kilo’s own free models, OpenRouter free-tier models, NVIDIA developer access, and free Codestral autocomplete.  
👍 Overall, the April 2, 2026 update makes Kilo feel much more like a real GA product rather than just an early rebuild preview.

AICodeKing

Kilo Code's rebuilt VS Code extension has officially launched as a production-ready product as of April 2026. The rewrite moves VS Code onto the same portable core as the Kilo CLI, enabling feature parity across platforms. Key new capabilities include parallel tool calls and sub-agent delegation, an agent manager for handling multiple live sessions, git worktree isolation for parallel agent work, side-by-side model comparison, and inline code review. The post also covers multiple free usage paths: Kilo's own built-in free models, OpenRouter free tier models (Qwen3, GLM 4.5 Air, Deepseek R1, Kimi K2), NVIDIA's API catalog via OpenAI-compatible provider, and free Codestral autocomplete via Mistral.

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