Goose CLI vs Toad

Feature	Goose CLI	Toad

Tagline	An open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions	A unified interface for AI in your terminal
Website	https://block.github.io/goose/	https://batrachian.ai
Language	rust	python
Release Date	December 4, 2024	December 18, 2025
Last Updated	June 28, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	deep
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	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Depends on underlying agent
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.	Compatible with AI coding agents and models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Kimi, OpenHands via ACP
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code ChatGPT	-
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose	https://github.com/batrachianai/toad
Development State	active	active