Goose CLI vs Vix

Feature	Goose CLI	Vix

Tagline	An open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions	Sleek, Fast and Token Efficient AI Coding Agent
Website	https://block.github.io/goose/	https://getvix.dev
Language	rust	go
Release Date	December 4, 2024	June 1, 2026
Last Updated	June 28, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	shallow
Multi-File Editing	Yes	No
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	Cursor, VSCode, JetBrains IDEs	N/A
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
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.	Anthropic Models (Opus 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.6), OpenAI (GPT-5.1 / o3 / 4o), MiniMax, Xiaomin MiMo and 300+ Models on OpenRouter.
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code ChatGPT	Claude Code ChatGPT
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose	https://github.com/kirby88/vix
Development State	active	active