Poolside Agent CLI vs Vix

Feature	Poolside Agent CLI	Vix

Tagline	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal	Sleek, Fast and Token Efficient AI Coding Agent
Website	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool	https://getvix.dev
Language	go	go
Release Date	October 25, 2025	June 1, 2026
Last Updated	August 14, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	shallow
Multi-File Editing	Yes	No
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	N/A
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	No
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.	Anthropic Models (Opus 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.6), OpenAI (GPT-5.1 / o3 / 4o), MiniMax, Xiaomin MiMo and 300+ Models on OpenRouter.
Supported Subscriptions	-	Claude Code ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Subscription, Subscription, BYOK	Free
Free Tier	No	No
Price Range	$0, Enterprise	$0
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool	https://github.com/kirby88/vix
Development State	active	active