ForgeCode vs. Toad

Feature	ForgeCode	Toad

Tagline	A top-ranked AI enabled pair programming coding agent	A unified interface for AI in your terminal
Website	https://forgecode.dev	https://batrachian.ai
Language	rust	python
Release Date	January 30, 2025	December 18, 2025
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VSCode & (terminal-native, ZSH plugin)	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Depends on underlying agent
Supported Models	Can use Claude & ChatGPT subscriptions with access to Opus, GPT series, supports 400+ models on Openrouter.	Compatible with AI coding agents and models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Kimi, OpenHands via ACP
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/antinomyhq/forgecode	https://github.com/batrachianai/toad
Development State	active	active