Codewhale vs. jcode

Feature	Codewhale	jcode

Tagline	Community-driven coding agent that runs a different model per role	Open-source AI coding agent for the terminal, written in Rust
Website	https://codewhale.net/	https://jcode.sh
Language	rust	rust
Release Date	January 19, 2026	January 5, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 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	Editors via ACP (registry submission pending)	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
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	25+ providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Copilot, MiniMax, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Groq, Mistral, xAI, Cerebras, Ollama, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT SuperGrok	ChatGPT Claude Code GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	Freemium, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK) / $10-1,000/mo
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale	https://github.com/1jehuang/jcode
Development State	active	active