ForgeCode vs. Groq Code CLI

Feature	ForgeCode	Groq Code CLI

Tagline	A top-ranked AI enabled pair programming coding agent	A lightweight, customizable open-source CLI coding agent by Groq
Website	https://forgecode.dev	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli
Language	rust	typescript
Release Date	January 30, 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	VSCode & (terminal-native, ZSH plugin)	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Can use Claude & ChatGPT subscriptions with access to Opus, GPT series, supports 400+ models on Openrouter.	Groq Compound Models, GPT-OSS, Llama, Qwen, Kimi K2 DeepSeek, Mistral (via Groq)
Pricing Model	BYOK	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/antinomyhq/forgecode	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli
Development State	active	active