Plandex vs. Standard Code

Feature	Plandex	Standard Code

Tagline	Open source AI coding agent for large projects and real world tasks	Cloud-hosted agent loop with local file and shell execution via a terminal CLI
Website	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex	https://standardcode.ai
Language	go	typescript
Release Date	March 14, 2024	June 25, 2026
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	No	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	No	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	2M tokens effective
Supported Models	Any OpenAI-compatible models and 400+ models from OpenRouter.	Unlimited One (undisclosed open-weight models), Sama One (OpenAI via ChatGPT subscription)
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Free	Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (self-hosted)	$49/mo per line ($5 first week)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex	N/A
Development State	inactive	active