AI coding agents for the terminal
12 of the agents we track run as a terminal-based interface, a CLI or full TUI, rather than a GUI app. Looking for a desktop app instead? See desktop agents.
Opencode
Open-source, bring-your-own-model coding agent for the terminal.
ChatGPT
OpenAI's Codex coding agent: open-source CLI, desktop app, VS Code/Cursor/Windsurf extensions, and web, billed through ChatGPT plans.
Claude Code
Anthropic's coding agent: terminal, desktop app, VS Code/Cursor/JetBrains, and web.
Kilo Code
Open-source multi-model coding agent: VS Code, JetBrains and CLI, with 500+ models at provider rates or BYOK.
Cline
Apache-2.0 open-source coding agent: VS Code, JetBrains, desktop app and CLI, any model via your own keys or the at-cost Cline provider.
Qwen Code
Alibaba's Apache-2.0 coding agent: terminal CLI, desktop app, and VS Code/Zed/JetBrains plugins, on the Coding Plan or any OpenAI/Anthropic/Gemini-style API.
Kimi Code
Moonshot AI's coding agent: terminal CLI/TUI, VS Code extension, and ACP support for JetBrains/Zed/Cursor.
Antigravity
Google's agentic dev platform: standalone IDE, desktop command center, CLI, and extensions for existing editors.
Cursor
Anysphere's standalone AI coding IDE (a VS Code fork) with a CLI, billed through Cursor's own plans.
Kiro
AWS's agentic IDE (a Code OSS fork) with spec-driven development, plus CLI, web and mobile surfaces.
Devin
Cognition's autonomous coding agent: cloud-hosted embedded IDE, plus web, desktop and CLI surfaces.
MiMo Code
Xiaomi's open-source terminal coding agent for the MiMo models, billed by Token Plan or pay-as-you-go API.