# Crush vs Parallax (slim)

> Crush scores 56.5 (C) to Parallax's 37.9 (F) for multi-agent orchestration. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Crush scores 56.5 (C) on agent readiness against Parallax's 37.9 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do multi-agent orchestration.

- Crush: C 56.5, rank #705 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.min.md
- Parallax: F 37.9, rank #1069 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallax-agents.min.md
- Crush, good for Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks. Ahead on Reliability, 54 against 40; Schema & documentation, 65 against 29; Agent ergonomics, 52 against 42; Payments & pricing, 55 against 30; Maintenance & community, 82 against 56; Transparency & trust, 56 against 48. Also Free to start without a card.
- Parallax, good for A developer on a Mac who runs several coding agents across Claude and Codex subscriptions and wants cross-lab review of finished sessions on GitHub.

| Category | Crush | Parallax |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 54 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 29 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 52 | 42 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 43 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 55 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 56 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 48 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Crush | Parallax |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Charm | Conifer Solutions, Inc. |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Licence | FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available) | Proprietary, under Conifer's Terms of Service (Conifer Solutions, Inc.). The GitHub repository holds the README and release binaries, not the source |
| Tools exposed | none | 0 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 29k stars, 5.6k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2/5 (4) |