4.1 Good
Block's open agent, extensible and built to automate beyond code.
The best terminal coding agents
Which terminal agent can I hand a task to and have it finish the whole thing?
10 toolsUpdated on
Side by side
| Tool | Price | Free trial | Platforms | Rating | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose | Free | No | macOS, Windows | VisitGoose (opens in a new tab) | |
| Amp | From $20 | No | macOS, Windows | VisitAmp (opens in a new tab) | |
| Claude Code | From $17 | No | Web, macOS, Windows | VisitClaude Code (opens in a new tab) | |
| OpenAI Codex | Free + from $8 | No | Web, macOS, Windows | VisitOpenAI Codex (opens in a new tab) | |
| OpenCode | Free | No | macOS, Windows | VisitOpenCode (opens in a new tab) | |
| Aider | Free | No | macOS, Windows | VisitAider (opens in a new tab) | |
| Qwen Code | From $50 | No | macOS, Windows | VisitQwen Code (opens in a new tab) | |
| Kimi CLI | Free + from $19 | No | macOS, Windows | VisitKimi CLI (opens in a new tab) | |
| Warp | Free + from $20 | No | macOS, Windows | VisitWarp (opens in a new tab) | |
| Gemini CLI | Free | No | macOS, Windows | VisitGemini CLI (opens in a new tab) |
One by one
4.1 Good
Sourcegraph's agent: fixed plans from $20 a month, or pay-as-you-go with no minimum.
4.0 Good
Anthropic's coding agent: works in your terminal, your IDE and the web.
4.0 Good
OpenAI's coding agent, included with ChatGPT: local in your terminal or in the cloud.
4.0 Good
The open source terminal agent that works with any model provider.
3.8 Fair
The veteran free terminal coding agent: you bring the API key.
3.6 Fair
Alibaba's terminal agent, now paid, with models that punch above their price.
3.5 Fair
Moonshot's terminal agent: open source with very low API prices.
3.5 Fair
The terminal rebuilt around AI: agents, completions and teams.
3.3 Fair
Google's terminal agent, open source with a generous free tier.
Where this fits
This segment belongs to Code, and it serves Software development. We compare within the segment and not within the category, because a whole category mixes tools nobody would put side by side to choose between.