Goose CLI vs Nanocode

Feature	Goose CLI	Nanocode

Tagline	An open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines
Website	https://block.github.io/goose/	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Language	rust	python
Release Date	December 4, 2024	January 11, 2026
Last Updated	June 28, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	basic	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	Cursor, VSCode, JetBrains IDEs	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	No
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.	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code ChatGPT	—
Pricing Model	BYOK	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Development State	active	active