Blackbox AI CLI vs. Mastra Code

Feature	Blackbox AI CLI	Mastra Code

Tagline	Feature-rich AI coding agent in your terminal	Coding agent that replaces compaction with Observational Memory
Website	https://www.blackbox.ai/cli	https://code.mastra.ai/
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	September 20, 2025	December 24, 2025
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	Yes
IDE Integration	35+ IDE integrations including VS Code, JetBrains	ACP (Agent Client Protocol)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent; observation-based
Supported Models	400+ models including Opus, GPT, Gemini, Qwen, GLM, Grok, Minimax (free), Mimo, Llama, Kimi, Mistral, DeepSeek	Claude, GPT, Gemini and thousands more via Mastra's unified model router, plus custom OpenAI-compatible providers
Supported Subscriptions	—	Claude Code ChatGPT GitHub Copilot SuperGrok
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 (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/blackboxaicode/cli	https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra
Development State	active	active