Blackbox AI CLI vs. Zero

Feature	Blackbox AI CLI	Zero

Tagline	Feature-rich AI coding agent in your terminal	Open-source Go coding agent for the terminal, 25+ providers
Website	https://www.blackbox.ai/cli	https://zero.gitlawb.com/
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	September 20, 2025	May 28, 2026
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	Yes
IDE Integration	35+ IDE integrations including VS Code, JetBrains	Zed, JetBrains, Neovim (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
Supported Models	400+ models including Opus, GPT, Gemini, Qwen, GLM, Grok, Minimax (free), Mimo, Llama, Kimi, Mistral, DeepSeek	25+ providers: GitLawb OpenGateway (default), AI/ML API, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI, ChatGPT/Codex, OpenRouter, Groq, DeepSeek, Together, Fireworks, Qwen, Moonshot, MiniMax, Bedrock, Vertex, Z.ai, KiloCode, OpenCode Zen/Go; local via Ollama and LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT SuperGrokX Premium+
Pricing Model	Freemium	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK) / $10-40/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (GPL-3.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/blackboxaicode/cli	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero
Development State	active	active