Ralph TUI vs. Standard Code

Feature	Ralph TUI	Standard Code

Tagline	AI agent loop orchestrator for terminal	Cloud-hosted agent loop with local file and shell execution via a terminal CLI
Website	https://ralph-tui.com	https://standardcode.ai
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	January 14, 2026	June 25, 2026
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep integration with git worktrees	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Depends on underlying agent
Supported Models	Orchestrates Coding Agents: Claude Code, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Codex, Kiro, Droid, Cursor CLI.	Unlimited One (undisclosed open-weight models), Sama One (OpenAI via ChatGPT subscription)
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	BYOK	Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$49/mo per line ($5 first week)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/subsy/ralph-tui	N/A
Development State	active	active