Toad vs. zerostack

Feature	Toad	zerostack

Tagline	A unified interface for AI in your terminal	Minimal Rust coding agent optimized for memory footprint
Website	https://batrachian.ai	https://gi-dellav.github.io/zerostack/
Language	python	rust
Release Date	December 18, 2025	May 12, 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	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	Zed (via ACP), Neovim (via CodeCompanion.nvim + ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Depends on underlying agent	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
Supported Models	Compatible with AI coding agents and models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Kimi, OpenHands via ACP	OpenRouter (default), OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, plus unlimited custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints (vLLM, LiteLLM, enterprise gateways)
Pricing Model	Free	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)	Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/batrachianai/toad	https://github.com/gi-dellav/zerostack
Development State	active	active