Pi vs. Prime Agent

Feature	Pi	Prime Agent

Tagline	A minimal terminal coding harness	Model-agnostic terminal coding agent built on a persistent IPython runtime
Website	https://pi.dev	https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	December 2, 2025	May 8, 2026
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	No	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	Zed, VS Code (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent; auto-compaction	Model-dependent
Supported Models	20+ providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Mistral, OpenRouter, Groq, Ollama, xAI, Azure, Bedrock	20+ providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, DeepSeek, MiniMax, Xiaomi MiMo, Bedrock, Ollama, vLLM, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	GitHub Copilot Claude Code ChatGPT	ChatGPT Claude Code GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono	https://github.com/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent
Development State	active	active