OpenCode vs. Poolside Agent CLI
| Feature | OpenCode | Poolside Agent CLI |
|---|---|---|
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| Tagline | The open source AI coding agent built for the terminal | Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal |
| Website | https://opencode.ai | https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool |
| Language | typescript | go |
| Release Date | May 14, 2025 | 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 | basic | 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 | VS Code, Cursor | Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio |
| Hooks / Extensions | Yes | No |
| Web Search | Yes | Yes |
| Local Model Support | Yes | No |
| Context Window | Model-dependent; auto-compact | (Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna) |
| Terminal Bench 2.0 | #66 · 51.7% 1 | |
| Supported Models | OpenCode managed models, 400+ AI models from OpenRouter - OpenAI, Google, Moonshot AI, xAI, Minimax | Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models. |
| Supported Subscriptions | — | |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Subscription |
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Price Range | Free (BYOK) / $10/mo | $0, Enterprise |
| Source Code Availability | Open Source (MIT) | Proprietary Software |
| Source Code | https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode | https://github.com/poolsideai/pool |
| Development State | active | active |
1 OpenCode tested with Claude Opus 4.5 on Terminal Bench v2.0.
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