# Crush vs Qwen Code (slim)

> Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) to Crush's 56.5 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Crush's 56.5 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent harnesses.

- Crush: C 56.5, rank #705 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.min.md
- Qwen Code: BB 72.4, rank #107 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.min.md
- Crush, good for Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks.
- Qwen Code, good for Developers and CI jobs that want an open-source harness tied to no single model vendor, with run budgets and SDKs. Ahead on Reliability, 69 against 54; Schema & documentation, 91 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 52; Security & auth, 53 against 44; Payments & pricing, 60 against 55; Maintenance & community, 88 against 82; Transparency & trust, 63 against 56. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Open source; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | Crush | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 54 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 52 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 53 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 55 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 88 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Crush | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Charm | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available) | Apache-2.0 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-10-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 29k stars, 5.6k npm/wk | 28k stars, 105k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |