Nanocode vs. Qwen Code

Feature	Nanocode	Qwen Code

Tagline	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines	An open-source AI agent that lives in your terminal
Website	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode	https://qwen.ai/qwencode
Language	python	typescript
Release Date	January 11, 2026	August 1, 2025
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	No	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	none	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model dependent
Supported Models	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)	Qwen series models, compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini APIs, including models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (1,000 req/day)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode	https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code
Development State	active	active