# goose vs MiniMax Code (slim)

> goose scores 73.9 (BB) to MiniMax Code's 67.5 (B) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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goose scores 73.9 (BB) on agent readiness against MiniMax Code's 67.5 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harnesses.

- goose: BB 73.9, rank #82 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/goose.min.md
- MiniMax Code: B 67.5, rank #277 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.min.md
- goose, good for People and pipelines that want one agent across many model providers or local models, with recipes for repeatable jobs and a desktop app for non-engineers. Ahead on Reliability, 77 against 63; Agent ergonomics, 82 against 75; Security & auth, 77 against 57; Maintenance & community, 86 against 77. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; 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 Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.5 out of 5.

| Category | goose | MiniMax Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 77 | 63 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 82 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 77 | 57 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 63 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | goose | MiniMax Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Agentic AI Foundation (originally Block) | MiniMax |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 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 | 55k stars | 2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (4) |