Qwen Code vs. Toad

Feature	Qwen Code	Toad

Tagline	An open-source AI agent that lives in your terminal	A unified interface for AI in your terminal
Website	https://qwen.ai/qwencode	https://batrachian.ai
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	August 1, 2025	December 18, 2025
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
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains IDEs	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
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.	Compatible with AI coding agents and models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Kimi, OpenHands via ACP
Pricing Model	Free	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (1,000 req/day)	Free
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code	https://github.com/batrachianai/toad
Development State	active	active