Zero vs. Goose CLI

Feature	Zero	Goose CLI

Tagline	Open-source Go coding agent for the terminal, 25+ providers	An open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions
Website	https://zero.gitlawb.com/	https://block.github.io/goose/
Language	go	rust
Release Date	May 28, 2026	December 4, 2024
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	June 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
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	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	Yes
IDE Integration	Zed, JetBrains, Neovim (via ACP)	Cursor, VSCode, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent; auto-compaction	Model-dependent
Terminal Bench 2.0		#58 · 54.3% ±2.6 ²
Supported Models	25+ providers: GitLawb OpenGateway (default), AI/ML API, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI, ChatGPT/Codex, OpenRouter, Groq, DeepSeek, Together, Fireworks, Qwen, Moonshot, MiniMax, Bedrock, Vertex, Z.ai, KiloCode, OpenCode Zen/Go; local via Ollama and LM Studio	Works with 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Google, Mistral and works with 400+ models on OpenRouter.
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT SuperGrokX Premium+	Claude Code ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero	https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose
Development State	active	active