ForgeCode vs. Qwen Code

Feature	ForgeCode	Qwen Code

Tagline	A top-ranked AI enabled pair programming coding agent	An open-source AI agent that lives in your terminal
Website	https://forgecode.dev	https://qwen.ai/qwencode
Language	rust	typescript
Release Date	January 30, 2025	August 1, 2025
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VSCode & (terminal-native, ZSH plugin)	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
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.	Qwen series models, compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini APIs, including models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (1,000 req/day)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/antinomyhq/forgecode	https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code
Development State	active	active