# Droid CLI vs Mirror CLI (slim)

> Droid CLI scores 59.1 (C) to Mirror CLI's 54.2 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Droid CLI scores 59.1 (C) on agent readiness against Mirror CLI's 54.2 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Mirror CLI leads on payments & pricing. Both do agent harnesses.

- Droid CLI: C 59.1, rank #614 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli.min.md
- Mirror CLI: C 54.2, rank #765 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-mirror.min.md
- Droid CLI, good for Teams that want a terminal coding agent with tiered autonomy, command rules and an optional sandbox, and that will pay for a Factory plan. Ahead on Reliability, 49 against 37; Schema & documentation, 79 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 58; Security & auth, 63 against 58; Maintenance & community, 79 against 47; Transparency & trust, 64 against 58.
- Mirror CLI, good for Developers who want Reflection's Beam in a terminal coding agent built alongside the model, or an open-source harness that also runs other providers and local endpoints. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 10. Also Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Droid CLI | Mirror CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 49 | 37 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 79 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 58 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 63 | 58 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 47 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Droid CLI | Mirror CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Factory | Reflection |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary, under Factory's Terms and Conditions. The `droid` npm package is marked `UNLICENSED` and the public repository holds documentation only. The Python SDK is Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-14 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-20 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 49 stars, 7.8k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |