Plandex vs. Ralph TUI

Feature	Plandex	Ralph TUI

Tagline	Open source AI coding agent for large projects and real world tasks	AI agent loop orchestrator for terminal
Website	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex	https://ralph-tui.com
Language	go	typescript
Release Date	March 14, 2024	January 14, 2026
Last Updated	June 11, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	No	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep integration with git worktrees
Multi-File Editing	No	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	No
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	2M tokens effective	Depends on underlying agent
Supported Models	Any OpenAI-compatible models and 400+ models from OpenRouter.	Orchestrates Coding Agents: Claude Code, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Codex, Kiro, Droid, Cursor CLI.
Pricing Model	Free	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (self-hosted)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex	https://github.com/subsy/ralph-tui
Development State	inactive	active