ForgeCode vs. Poolside Agent CLI

Feature	ForgeCode	Poolside Agent CLI

Tagline	A top-ranked AI enabled pair programming coding agent	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal
Website	https://forgecode.dev	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool
Language	rust	go
Release Date	January 30, 2025	October 25, 2025
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	June 25, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VSCode & (terminal-native, ZSH plugin)	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)
Supported Models	Can use Claude & ChatGPT subscriptions with access to Opus, GPT series, supports 400+ models on Openrouter.	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT Claude Code	—
Pricing Model	BYOK	Subscription
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0, Enterprise
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/antinomyhq/forgecode	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool
Development State	active	active