Grok CLI vs Kilo Code

Side-by-side default footprint for the latest captured versions of both agents: request tokens, tool definitions, bundled skills, and sub-agent declarations.

Tokenizer

Benchmark data last updated July 7, 2026 UTC

Token footprint summary

1.00× spread

Kilo Code loads 26 more default tokens than Grok CLI.

Default tokens

Anthropic claude-opus-4-8 · latest request

Grok CLI
14,517
Kilo Code
14,543
-261.00×

Tools

Grok CLI
24
Kilo Code
13
+111.85×

Skills

Grok CLI
7
Kilo Code
1
+67.00×

Sub-agents

Grok CLI
3
Kilo Code
2
+11.50×

Comparisons use each agent's latest captured hibench run. See methodology for capture details.