Open Interpreter vs. Poolside Agent CLI

Feature	Open Interpreter	Poolside Agent CLI

Tagline	Open-source coding agent built for low-cost and open-weight models	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal
Website	https://www.openinterpreter.com	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool
Language	rust	go
Release Date	July 14, 2023	October 25, 2025
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	August 14, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	Zed (via ACP)	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)
Supported Models	100+ providers: Kimi K2/K3, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Bedrock, Copilot, OpenRouter, Groq, MiniMax, Ollama, LM Studio	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT	—
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	Subscription, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0, Enterprise
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/openinterpreter/openinterpreter	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool
Development State	active	active