zerostack vs. Zot

Feature	zerostack	Zot

Tagline	Minimal Rust coding agent optimized for memory footprint	Yet another coding agent harness.
Website	https://gi-dellav.github.io/zerostack/	https://zot.sh
Language	rust	go
Release Date	May 12, 2026	April 18, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	low
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	Zed (via ACP), Neovim (via CodeCompanion.nvim + ACP)	None
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent; auto-compaction	Model dependent
Supported Models	OpenRouter (default), OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, plus unlimited custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints (vLLM, LiteLLM, enterprise gateways)	Models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Kimi, DeepSeek, Google Gemini/Vertex, GitHub Copilot, Bedrock, Azure and 300+ models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0
Source Code Availability	Open Source (GPL-3.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/gi-dellav/zerostack	https://github.com/patriceckhart/zot
Development State	active	active