Qwen Code vs Vix

Feature	Qwen Code	Vix

Tagline	An open-source AI agent that lives in your terminal	Sleek, Fast and Token Efficient AI Coding Agent
Website	https://qwen.ai/qwencode	https://getvix.dev
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	August 1, 2025	June 1, 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	shallow
Multi-File Editing	Yes	No
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	N/A
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Qwen series models, compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini APIs, including models from OpenRouter.	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	Free	Free
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (1,000 req/day)	$0
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code	https://github.com/kirby88/vix
Development State	active	active