GitHub Copilot CLI vs. Qwen Code

Feature	GitHub Copilot CLI	Qwen Code

Tagline	The power of GitHub Copilot in your terminal	An open-source AI agent that lives in your terminal
Website	https://github.com/features/copilot/cli	https://qwen.ai/qwencode
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	September 24, 2025	August 1, 2025
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains, Neovim, Visual Studio, Xcode	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Auto-managed	Model dependent
Supported Models	Multi-provider (GitHub-managed) and local models	Qwen series models, compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini APIs, including models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	freemium, usage-based	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free / $10-39/mo	Free (1,000 req/day)
Source Code Availability	Source Available (Proprietary)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/github/copilot-cli	https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code
Development State	active	active