Zero vs. Poolside Agent CLI

Feature	Zero	Poolside Agent CLI

Tagline	Open-source Go coding agent for the terminal, 25+ providers	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal
Website	https://zero.gitlawb.com/	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool
Language	go	go
Release Date	May 28, 2026	October 25, 2025
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	August 14, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	Zed, JetBrains, Neovim (via ACP)	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent; auto-compaction	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)
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	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT SuperGrokX Premium+	—
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	Subscription, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0, Enterprise
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool
Development State	active	active