Poolside Agent CLI vs. zerostack

Feature	Poolside Agent CLI	zerostack

Tagline	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal	Minimal Rust coding agent optimized for memory footprint
Website	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool	https://gi-dellav.github.io/zerostack/
Language	go	rust
Release Date	October 25, 2025	May 12, 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	deep
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	Zed (via ACP), Neovim (via CodeCompanion.nvim + ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
Supported Models	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.	OpenRouter (default), OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, plus unlimited custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints (vLLM, LiteLLM, enterprise gateways)
Pricing Model	Subscription, Subscription, BYOK	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	$0, Enterprise	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool	https://github.com/gi-dellav/zerostack
Development State	active	active