Pick kitty if
developers who will stay on OSS at $0 while they open a first vim + git split, then keep kitty beside WezTerm rather than paying Warp for a hosted prompt.
Read the kitty pagekitty vs Warp
Our take
Pick kitty if developers who will stay on OSS at $0 while they open a first vim + git split, then keep kitty beside WezTerm rather than paying Warp for a hosted prompt. Pick Warp if developers who live in a terminal and want an included monthly agent-usage allowance.
Best for
kitty A local terminal you run at $0
Warp Run shell commands and an agent in the same window
Free plan
kitty $0 · binary / source from the docs and GitHub
Warp $0 · /month. Core terminal; Agent CLI; pay-as-you-go extra agent usage; BYO inference; limited cloud agents
Lowest paid
kitty Not published by the vendor
Warp Build $20/mo yearly, or $20 monthly
Next step up
kitty
Warp Business $50/user/mo
Coding agent
kitty
Warp Agent Mode
Runs where
kitty Terminal; models hosted
Warp Terminal; models hosted
Watch out
kitty There is no hosted team SKU
Warp Included usage is a dollar allowance
Last checked
kitty 2026-10-23 · sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty
Warp 2026-10-22 · warp.dev/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Warp if
developers who live in a terminal and want an included monthly agent-usage allowance.
Read the Warp page