ForgeCode vs. Zot

Feature	ForgeCode	Zot

Tagline	A top-ranked AI enabled pair programming coding agent	Yet another coding agent harness.
Website	https://forgecode.dev	https://zot.sh
Language	rust	go
Release Date	January 30, 2025	April 18, 2026
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	low
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VSCode & (terminal-native, ZSH plugin)	None
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.	Models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Kimi, DeepSeek, Google Gemini/Vertex, GitHub Copilot, Bedrock, Azure and 300+ models from OpenRouter.
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT Claude Code	—
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/antinomyhq/forgecode	https://github.com/patriceckhart/zot
Development State	active	active