Blackbox AI CLI vs. Nanocode

Feature	Blackbox AI CLI	Nanocode

Tagline	Feature-rich AI coding agent in your terminal	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines
Website	https://www.blackbox.ai/cli	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	September 20, 2025	January 11, 2026
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	deep	none
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	35+ IDE integrations including VS Code, JetBrains	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model Dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	400+ models including Opus, GPT, Gemini, Qwen, GLM, Grok, Minimax (free), Mimo, Llama, Kimi, Mistral, DeepSeek	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)
Pricing Model	Freemium	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/1rgs/nanocode
Development State	active	active