Zero vs. Nanocode

Feature	Zero	Nanocode

Tagline	Open-source Go coding agent for the terminal, 25+ providers	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines
Website	https://zero.gitlawb.com/	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Language	go	python
Release Date	May 28, 2026	January 11, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	deep	none
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	Zed, JetBrains, Neovim (via ACP)	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	No	No
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent; auto-compaction	Model-dependent
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	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT SuperGrokX Premium+	—
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Development State	active	active