Groq Code CLI vs. Nanocode

Feature	Groq Code CLI	Nanocode

Tagline	A lightweight, customizable open-source CLI coding agent by Groq	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines
Website	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	July 30, 2025	January 11, 2026
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	No	No
Git Integration	none	none
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	No
Sandbox / Permissions	No	No
Image / Multimodal Input	No	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Groq Compound Models, GPT-OSS, Llama, Qwen, Kimi K2 DeepSeek, Mistral (via Groq)	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)
Pricing Model	BYOK	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Development State	active	active