Codewhale vs. Grok Build CLI

Feature	Codewhale	Grok Build CLI

Tagline	Community-driven coding agent that runs a different model per role	Bring Grok into your terminal
Website	https://codewhale.net/	https://x.ai/cli
Language	rust	rust
Release Date	January 19, 2026	May 14, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	August 19, 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	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	Editors via ACP (registry submission pending)	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	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	SuperGrok Heavy, Grok 4.5, 4.20, Grok 4, Grok Build 0.1, custom models including OpenAI compatible models
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT SuperGrok	SuperGrok X Premium
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	Subscription
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0 (3 Day Trial) / $30 monthly (SuperGrok) / $300 monthly (SuperGrok Heavy)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (EULA)
Source Code	https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale	https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build
Development State	active	active