Blackbox AI CLI vs. Poolside Agent CLI

Feature	Blackbox AI CLI	Poolside Agent CLI

Tagline	Feature-rich AI coding agent in your terminal	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal
Website	https://www.blackbox.ai/cli	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	September 20, 2025	October 25, 2025
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	June 25, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
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	No
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	35+ IDE integrations including VS Code, JetBrains	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model Dependent	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)
Supported Models	400+ models including Opus, GPT, Gemini, Qwen, GLM, Grok, Minimax (free), Mimo, Llama, Kimi, Mistral, DeepSeek	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK) / $10-40/mo	$0, Enterprise
Source Code Availability	Open Source (GPL-3.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/blackboxaicode/cli	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool
Development State	active	active