Ralph TUI vs. Zot

Feature	Ralph TUI	Zot

Tagline	AI agent loop orchestrator for terminal	Yet another coding agent harness.
Website	https://ralph-tui.com	https://zot.sh
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	January 14, 2026	April 18, 2026
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep integration with git worktrees	low
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	None
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Depends on underlying agent	Model dependent
Supported Models	Orchestrates Coding Agents: Claude Code, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Codex, Kiro, Droid, Cursor CLI.	Models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Kimi, DeepSeek, Google Gemini/Vertex, GitHub Copilot, Bedrock, Azure and 300+ models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/subsy/ralph-tui	https://github.com/patriceckhart/zot
Development State	active	active