Goose CLI vs. Prime Agent

Feature	Goose CLI	Prime Agent

Tagline	An open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions	Model-agnostic terminal coding agent built on a persistent IPython runtime
Website	https://block.github.io/goose/	https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent
Language	rust	typescript
Release Date	December 4, 2024	May 8, 2026
Last Updated	June 28, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
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	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	Cursor, VSCode, JetBrains IDEs	Zed, VS Code (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Terminal Bench 2.0	#58 · 54.3% ±2.6 ¹
Supported Models	Works with 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Google, Mistral and works with 400+ models on OpenRouter.	20+ providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, DeepSeek, MiniMax, Xiaomi MiMo, Bedrock, Ollama, vLLM, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code ChatGPT	ChatGPT Claude Code GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free, Subscription, 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/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent
Development State	active	active