Zero vs. Zot

Feature	Zero	Zot

Tagline	Open-source Go coding agent for the terminal, 25+ providers	Yet another coding agent harness.
Website	https://zero.gitlawb.com/	https://zot.sh
Language	go	go
Release Date	May 28, 2026	April 18, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	low
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	Zed, JetBrains, Neovim (via ACP)	None
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
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	Models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Kimi, DeepSeek, Google Gemini/Vertex, GitHub Copilot, Bedrock, Azure and 300+ models from OpenRouter.
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT SuperGrokX Premium+	—
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero	https://github.com/patriceckhart/zot
Development State	active	active