Goose CLI vs jcode

Feature	Goose CLI	jcode

Tagline	An open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions	Open-source AI coding agent for the terminal, written in Rust
Website	https://block.github.io/goose/	https://jcode.sh
Language	rust	rust
Release Date	December 4, 2024	January 5, 2026
Last Updated	June 28, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	Yes
IDE Integration	Cursor, VSCode, JetBrains IDEs	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Terminal Bench	#53 · 54.3% ±2.6 (Terminal-Bench 2.0) ¹
Supported Models	Works with 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Google, Mistral and works with 400+ models on OpenRouter.	25+ providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Copilot, MiniMax, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Groq, Mistral, xAI, Cerebras, Ollama, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code ChatGPT	ChatGPT Claude Code GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model	BYOK	Freemium, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK) / $10-1,000/mo
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose	https://github.com/1jehuang/jcode
Development State	active	active