Nanocode vs. Pi

Feature	Nanocode	Pi

Tagline	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines	A minimal terminal coding harness
Website	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode	https://pi.dev
Language	python	typescript
Release Date	January 11, 2026	December 2, 2025
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	No	No
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	none	deep
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	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
Supported Models	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)	20+ providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Mistral, OpenRouter, Groq, Ollama, xAI, Azure, Bedrock
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/1rgs/nanocode	https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono
Development State	active	active