Grok Build CLI vs. VT Code

Feature	Grok Build CLI	VT Code

Tagline	Bring Grok into your terminal	Semantic AI coding agent with LLM-native code understanding
Website	https://x.ai/cli	https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
Language	rust	rust
Release Date	May 14, 2026	September 12, 2025
Last Updated	July 15, 2026	June 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	VS Code, Zed, Cursor, Windsurf
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model dependent	Model-dependent; auto-summarization
Supported Models	SuperGrok Heavy, Grok 4.5, 4.20, Grok 4, Grok Build 0.1, custom models including OpenAI compatible models	API compatible models for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, Z.AI, Ollama, LM Studio and 400+ models on OpenRouter
Supported Subscriptions	SuperGrok X Premium	GitHub Copilot ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Subscription	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	$0 (3 Day Trial) / $30 monthly (SuperGrok) / $300 monthly (SuperGrok Heavy)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (EULA)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build	https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode
Development State	active	active