Groq Code CLI vs. Zot

Feature	Groq Code CLI	Zot

Tagline	A lightweight, customizable open-source CLI coding agent by Groq	Yet another coding agent harness.
Website	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli	https://zot.sh
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	July 30, 2025	April 18, 2026
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	none	low
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	No
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	None
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)	Models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Kimi, DeepSeek, Google Gemini/Vertex, GitHub Copilot, Bedrock, Azure and 300+ models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli	https://github.com/patriceckhart/zot
Development State	active	active