# Pi vs MiniMax Code (slim)

> Pi and MiniMax Code score within a point of each other for agent harnesses, 68.4 and 67.5 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Pi and MiniMax Code score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 68.4 (B) and 67.5 (B). Both do agent harnesses.

- Pi: B 68.4, rank #235 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/earendil-pi.min.md
- MiniMax Code: B 67.5, rank #277 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.min.md
- Pi, good for Developers and pipelines that want a small, scriptable coding agent they can extend in TypeScript and drive over JSONL or RPC, inside their own container. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 63; Maintenance & community, 87 against 77. Also No key needed to call it.
- MiniMax Code, good for Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes. Also No incidents deducted, where Pi loses 4 points for them.

| Category | Pi | MiniMax Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 63 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 76 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 61 | 57 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Pi | MiniMax Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Earendil | MiniMax |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Licence | MIT | MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-15 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-01-19 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-01-19 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 113k stars, 5.2M npm/wk | 2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (4) |