Mastra Code vs. Nanocode

Feature	Mastra Code	Nanocode

Tagline	Coding agent that replaces compaction with Observational Memory	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines
Website	https://code.mastra.ai/	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	December 24, 2025	January 11, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	basic	none
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	ACP (Agent Client Protocol)	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent; observation-based	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Claude, GPT, Gemini and thousands more via Mastra's unified model router, plus custom OpenAI-compatible providers	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code ChatGPT GitHub Copilot SuperGrok	—
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Development State	active	active