# Harness vs Qwen Code (slim)

> Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) to Harness's 60.3 (C) for multi-agent orchestration. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Harness's 60.3 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Harness leads on transparency & trust. Both do multi-agent orchestration.

- Harness: C 60.3, rank #570 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/harness-autonomous.min.md
- Qwen Code: BB 72.4, rank #107 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.min.md
- Harness, good for A developer who runs Claude Code and Codex on several machines and wants their agents to hand work to each other where the person can watch. Ahead on Transparency & trust, 68 against 63. Also Runs on your own machine.
- 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 35; Schema & documentation, 91 against 85; Payments & pricing, 60 against 40; Maintenance & community, 88 against 60. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Harness | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 35 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 82 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 53 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 60 | 88 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Harness | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Autonomous, Inc. | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Transports | stdio |  |
| Auth | OAuth | API key |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 7 | none |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-10-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | 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 | 1.3k stars | 28k stars, 105k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |