Droid CLI vs. Groq Code CLI
| Feature | Droid CLI | Groq Code CLI |
|---|---|---|
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| Tagline | Agent-native software development in your terminal | A lightweight, customizable open-source CLI coding agent by Groq |
| Website | https://factory.ai | https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli |
| Language | typescript | typescript |
| Release Date | May 28, 2025 | July 30, 2025 |
| Last Updated | June 3, 2026 | April 28, 2026 |
| Provider Type | Independent | Independent |
| MCP Support | Yes | Yes |
| 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, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains IDEs, Vim, Zed | None - terminal only |
| Hooks / Extensions | Yes | No |
| Web Search | Yes | Yes |
| Local Model Support | Yes | Yes |
| Context Window | Model-dependent | Model-dependent |
| Terminal Bench 2.0 | #12 · 77.3% ±2.2 1 | |
| Supported Models | Frontier models by Factory: Opus 4.6, GPT-5, GPT-5.3-Codex & custom models; DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi K2, Qwen. | Groq Compound Models, GPT-OSS, Llama, Qwen, Kimi K2 DeepSeek, Mistral (via Groq) |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | BYOK |
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Price Range | $20-200/mo | Free (BYOK) |
| Source Code Availability | Source Available (Proprietary) | Open Source (MIT) |
| Source Code | https://github.com/Factory-AI/factory | https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli |
| Development State | active | active |
1 Droid CLI tested with GPT-5.3-Codex on Terminal Bench v2.0.
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