Codewhale vs. Standard Code

Feature	Codewhale	Standard Code

Tagline	Community-driven coding agent that runs a different model per role	Cloud-hosted agent loop with local file and shell execution via a terminal CLI
Website	https://codewhale.net/	https://standardcode.ai
Language	rust	typescript
Release Date	January 19, 2026	June 25, 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	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	No
Context Window	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	Unlimited One (undisclosed open-weight models), Sama One (OpenAI via ChatGPT subscription)
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT SuperGrok	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$49/mo per line ($5 first week)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale	N/A
Development State	active	active