fx (by Vercel) vs. Nanocode

Feature	fx (by Vercel)	Nanocode

Tagline	Tiny, open, embeddable, native coding agent by Vercel.	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines
Website	https://fx.sh	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Language	zig	python
Release Date	August 17, 2026	January 11, 2026
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	No	No
Git Integration	minimal	none
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration		None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	All Vercel AI Gateway supported models, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, z.AI, Moonshot, etc	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)
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 (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/vercel-labs/fx	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Development State	active	active