Cosine vs. Nanocode

Feature	Cosine	Nanocode

Tagline	Your coding agent in your terminal.	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines
Website	https://cosine.sh/cli	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Language	go	python
Release Date		January 11, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	deep	none
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	No	No
Context Window	Model dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Lumen Scout, Lumen Outpost; GPT-5.5/5.4, Claude Opus 4.7/4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini 3 Flash, Kimi K2.6, GLM 5.1, MiniMax M2.7, Qwen 3.6 Plus, DeepSeek v4 Pro	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)
Pricing Model	Usage Based, Freemium, Subscription	BYOK
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	$19-999/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	N/A	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Development State	active	active