Deep Agents CLI vs. IBM Bob

Feature	Deep Agents CLI	IBM Bob

Tagline	A pre-built coding agent powered by any LLM with tool calling	Your AI SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) partner from IBM
Website	https://docs.langchain.com/deepagents	https://bob.ibm.com
Language	python	javascript
Release Date	October 19, 2025	September 2, 2025
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	May 20, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	Bob IDE
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent; compression at threshold	Model-dependent
Terminal Bench 2.0	#29 · 66.5% ±3.1 ¹
Supported Models	Any LangChain model: Claude, GPT-5, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama, Groq, xAI	Multi-provider (IBM-managed)
Pricing Model	BYOK	Freemium
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free / $20-200/mo
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/langchain-ai/deepagents	https://github.com/IBM/ibm-bob
Development State	active	active