# DeepSeek Harness (dsh) vs Qwen Code (slim)

> Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) to DeepSeek Harness's 49.2 (D) 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 DeepSeek Harness (dsh)'s 49.2 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harnesses.

- DeepSeek Harness (dsh): D 49.2, rank #909 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-harness.min.md
- Qwen Code: BB 72.4, rank #107 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.min.md
- DeepSeek Harness (dsh), good for Developers who use DeepSeek models and want a scriptable harness with ACP, a JSON event stream and a Python SDK.
- 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 33; Schema & documentation, 91 against 77; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 68; Security & auth, 53 against 40; Maintenance & community, 88 against 71; Transparency & trust, 63 against 50. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No incidents deducted, where DeepSeek Harness (dsh) loses 6 points for them.

| Category | DeepSeek Harness (dsh) | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 33 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 77 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 68 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 40 | 53 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 71 | 88 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 50 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepSeek Harness (dsh) | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DeepSeek | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 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 | 245k npm/wk | 28k stars, 105k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |