Codebuff vs. Codewhale

Feature	Codebuff	Codewhale

Tagline	AI coding assistant for your terminal	Community-driven coding agent that runs a different model per role
Website	https://codebuff.com	https://codewhale.net/
Language	typescript	rust
Release Date	November 4, 2024	January 19, 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	No	Yes
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	Editors via ACP (registry submission pending)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Any supported OpenRouter model	30+ providers: DeepSeek, Claude, GPT, Kimi, GLM, Qwen, Grok, Mistral, Xiaomi MiMo, Alibaba Model Studio, SiliconFlow, OpenCode Zen, Hugging Face; local via vLLM, SGLang, Ollama
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT SuperGrok
Pricing Model	Freemium	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free 500 credits/mo / $100-500/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/CodebuffAI/codebuff	https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale
Development State	active	active