fx (by Vercel) vs. Goose CLI

Feature	fx (by Vercel)	Goose CLI

Tagline	Tiny, open, embeddable, native coding agent by Vercel.	An open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions
Website	https://fx.sh	https://block.github.io/goose/
Language	zig	rust
Release Date	August 17, 2026	December 4, 2024
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	June 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	minimal	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	Yes
IDE Integration		Cursor, VSCode, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model dependent	Model-dependent
Terminal Bench 2.0		#58 · 54.3% ±2.6 ²
Supported Models	All Vercel AI Gateway supported models, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, z.AI, Moonshot, etc	Works with 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Google, Mistral and works with 400+ models on OpenRouter.
Supported Subscriptions	—	Claude Code ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK, Usage Based	BYOK
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	0 - $20 / mo / Custom (Vercel AI Gateway)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/vercel-labs/fx	https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose
Development State	active	active