Poolside Agent CLI vs. Standard Code

Feature	Poolside Agent CLI	Standard Code

Tagline	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal	Cloud-hosted agent loop with local file and shell execution via a terminal CLI
Website	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool	https://standardcode.ai
Language	go	typescript
Release Date	October 25, 2025	June 25, 2026
Last Updated	August 14, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
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	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	No
Context Window	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)
Supported Models	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.	Unlimited One (undisclosed open-weight models), Sama One (OpenAI via ChatGPT subscription)
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Subscription, Subscription, BYOK	Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	No	No
Price Range	$0, Enterprise	$49/mo per line ($5 first week)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool	N/A
Development State	active	active