Poolside Agent CLI vs. Ralph TUI

Feature	Poolside Agent CLI	Ralph TUI

Tagline	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal	AI agent loop orchestrator for terminal
Website	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool	https://ralph-tui.com
Language	go	typescript
Release Date	October 25, 2025	January 14, 2026
Last Updated	June 25, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep integration with git worktrees
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)	Depends on underlying agent
Supported Models	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.	Orchestrates Coding Agents: Claude Code, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Codex, Kiro, Droid, Cursor CLI.
Pricing Model	Subscription	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	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/subsy/ralph-tui
Development State	active	active