Nanocode vs. Plandex

Feature	Nanocode	Plandex

Tagline	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines	Open source AI coding agent for large projects and real world tasks
Website	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
Language	python	go
Release Date	January 11, 2026	March 14, 2024
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	June 11, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	No	No
Multi-Agent Support	No	No
Git Integration	none	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	No
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	No
Web Search	No	No
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	2M tokens effective
Supported Models	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)	Any OpenAI-compatible models and 400+ models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (self-hosted)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
Development State	active	inactive