OpenBlock vs. Poolside Agent CLI

Feature	OpenBlock	Poolside Agent CLI

Tagline	A self-improving coding agent that handles the full dev lifecycle	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal
Website	https://openblocklabs.com/	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	March 16, 2026	October 25, 2025
Last Updated	June 28, 2026	June 25, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal onle	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	400+ via OpenRouter (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, open-source)	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	$10-100 (credit-based)	$0, Enterprise
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Proprietary Software
Source Code	N/A	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool
Development State	active	active