Qwen Code vs Ralph TUI

Feature	Qwen Code	Ralph TUI

Tagline	An open-source AI agent that lives in your terminal	AI agent loop orchestrator for terminal
Website	https://qwen.ai/qwencode	https://ralph-tui.com
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	August 1, 2025	January 14, 2026
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	deep integration with git worktrees
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains IDEs	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Depends on underlying agent
Supported Models	Qwen series models, compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini APIs, including models from OpenRouter.	Orchestrates Coding Agents: Claude Code, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Codex, Kiro, Droid, Cursor CLI.
Pricing Model	Free	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (1,000 req/day)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code	https://github.com/subsy/ralph-tui
Development State	active	active