fx (by Vercel) vs. Open Interpreter

Feature	fx (by Vercel)	Open Interpreter

Tagline	Tiny, open, embeddable, native coding agent by Vercel.	Open-source coding agent built for low-cost and open-weight models
Website	https://fx.sh	https://www.openinterpreter.com
Language	zig	rust
Release Date	August 17, 2026	July 14, 2023
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	basic	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	Zed (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	All Vercel AI Gateway supported models, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, z.AI, Moonshot, etc	100+ providers: Kimi K2/K3, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Bedrock, Copilot, OpenRouter, Groq, MiniMax, Ollama, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK, Usage Based	Free, 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/openinterpreter/openinterpreter
Development State	active	active