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 29, 2026	June 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.
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT Claude Code	—
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