Grok Build CLI vs. Qwen Code

Feature	Grok Build CLI	Qwen Code

Tagline	Bring Grok into your terminal	An open-source AI agent that lives in your terminal
Website	https://x.ai/cli	https://qwen.ai/qwencode
Language	rust	typescript
Release Date	May 14, 2026	August 1, 2025
Last Updated	July 15, 2026	June 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model dependent	Model dependent
Supported Models	SuperGrok Heavy, Grok 4.5, 4.20, Grok 4, Grok Build 0.1, custom models including OpenAI compatible models	Qwen series models, compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini APIs, including models from OpenRouter.
Supported Subscriptions	SuperGrok X Premium	—
Pricing Model	Subscription	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	$0 (3 Day Trial) / $30 monthly (SuperGrok) / $300 monthly (SuperGrok Heavy)	Free (1,000 req/day)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (EULA)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build	https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code
Development State	active	active