Cosine vs. Toad

Feature	Cosine	Toad

Tagline	Your coding agent in your terminal.	A unified interface for AI in your terminal
Website	https://cosine.sh/cli	https://batrachian.ai
Language	go	python
Release Date		December 18, 2025
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Model dependent	Depends on underlying agent
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	Compatible with AI coding agents and models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Kimi, OpenHands via ACP
Pricing Model	Usage Based, Freemium, Subscription	Free
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	$19-999/mo	Free
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	N/A	https://github.com/batrachianai/toad
Development State	active	active