Nanocode vs. Poolside Agent CLI

Feature	Nanocode	Poolside Agent CLI

Tagline	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal
Website	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool
Language	python	go
Release Date	January 11, 2026	October 25, 2025
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	June 25, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	No	Yes
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	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio
Hooks / Extensions	No	No
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	No	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)
Supported Models	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.
Pricing Model	BYOK	Subscription
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0, Enterprise
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool
Development State	active	active