Poolside Agent CLI vs. Prime Agent

Feature	Poolside Agent CLI	Prime Agent

Tagline	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal	Model-agnostic terminal coding agent built on a persistent IPython runtime
Website	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool	https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent
Language	go	typescript
Release Date	October 25, 2025	May 8, 2026
Last Updated	August 14, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	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	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio	Zed, VS Code (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.	20+ providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, DeepSeek, MiniMax, Xiaomi MiMo, Bedrock, Ollama, vLLM, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT Claude Code GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model	Subscription, Subscription, BYOK	Free, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	$0, Enterprise	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool	https://github.com/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent
Development State	active	active