Antigravity vs Kilo Code: what developers actually say
Based on 332 opinions on Hacker News from developers who discussed these two, most of them first-hand users.
Antigravity has far more evidence (301 opinions from 259 authors) but lower approval: 45 overall and 42 over the last 90 days, versus 63 for Kilo Code. Antigravity's aspect counts are negative on reliability (16 positive, 57 negative), usage limits (18, 31), UX (11, 29) and cost (17, 20), while speed (19, 7) and code quality (15, 8) skew positive. Kilo Code's 31 opinions leave its 63 approval and its cost (4, 1) and customization (4, 0) counts as thin signals, though its reliability count is also mixed (2, 3). No comment explicitly chose one over the other, so pick Antigravity for its larger base and positive speed and quality signals, or Kilo Code for its cost and customization signals if the small sample is acceptable.
Choose Antigravity if
- 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
- Want an open-source IDE extension with favorable cost mentions
- Need customization and provider switching
- Can work with a small evidence base