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	April 28, 2026	April 28, 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