fx (by Vercel) vs. Toad

Feature	fx (by Vercel)	Toad

Tagline	Tiny, open, embeddable, native coding agent by Vercel.	A unified interface for AI in your terminal
Website	https://fx.sh	https://batrachian.ai
Language	zig	python
Release Date	August 17, 2026	December 18, 2025
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	minimal	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration		None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model dependent	Depends on underlying agent
Supported Models	All Vercel AI Gateway supported models, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, z.AI, Moonshot, etc	Compatible with AI coding agents and models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Kimi, OpenHands via ACP
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK, Usage Based	Free
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	0 - $20 / mo / Custom (Vercel AI Gateway)	Free
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/vercel-labs/fx	https://github.com/batrachianai/toad
Development State	active	active