Goose CLI vs zerostack

Feature	Goose CLI	zerostack

Tagline	An open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions	Minimal Rust coding agent optimized for memory footprint
Website	https://block.github.io/goose/	https://gi-dellav.github.io/zerostack/
Language	rust	rust
Release Date	December 4, 2024	May 12, 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	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	Cursor, VSCode, JetBrains IDEs	Zed (via ACP), Neovim (via CodeCompanion.nvim + ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
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.	OpenRouter (default), OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, plus unlimited custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints (vLLM, LiteLLM, enterprise gateways)
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code ChatGPT	-
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose	https://github.com/gi-dellav/zerostack
Development State	active	active