Zero vs. zerostack

Feature	Zero	zerostack

Tagline	Open-source Go coding agent for the terminal, 25+ providers	Minimal Rust coding agent optimized for memory footprint
Website	https://zero.gitlawb.com/	https://gi-dellav.github.io/zerostack/
Language	go	rust
Release Date	May 28, 2026	May 12, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
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	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	Zed, JetBrains, Neovim (via ACP)	Zed (via ACP), Neovim (via CodeCompanion.nvim + ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent; auto-compaction	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
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	OpenRouter (default), OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, plus unlimited custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints (vLLM, LiteLLM, enterprise gateways)
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT SuperGrokX Premium+	—
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero	https://github.com/gi-dellav/zerostack
Development State	active	active