Groq Code CLI vs. Qwen Code

Feature	Groq Code CLI	Qwen Code

Tagline	A lightweight, customizable open-source CLI coding agent by Groq	An open-source AI agent that lives in your terminal
Website	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli	https://qwen.ai/qwencode
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	July 30, 2025	August 1, 2025
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	none	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model dependent
Supported Models	Groq Compound Models, GPT-OSS, Llama, Qwen, Kimi K2 DeepSeek, Mistral (via Groq)	Qwen series models, compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini APIs, including models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (1,000 req/day)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli	https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code
Development State	active	active