# Harness² vs Qwen Code (slim)

> Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) to Harness²'s 41.6 (E) 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 Harness²'s 41.6 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent harnesses.

- Harness²: E 41.6, rank #1029 of 1135 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/harness2.min.md
- Qwen Code: BB 72.4, rank #107 of 1135 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.min.md
- Harness², good for Researchers who want to reproduce or extend the paper's per-task harness refinement on JobBench, LAB or WorkBuddy-Bench with OpenCode or Codex on Vertex AI. Also No key needed to call it.
- 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 20; Schema & documentation, 91 against 51; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 59; Security & auth, 53 against 44; Payments & pricing, 60 against 40; Maintenance & community, 88 against 36; Transparency & trust, 63 against 44. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.

| Category | Harness² | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 20 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 59 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 53 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 36 | 88 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 44 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Harness² | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google (Google Research) | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Licence | Apache-2.0. Bundled benchmark runners keep their upstream licences (Apache-2.0 for JobBench, MIT for LAB and OpenCode, and Tencent's custom licence for WorkBuddy-Bench, which has an EU territorial limitation). | Apache-2.0 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 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 | 4.2k stars | 28k stars, 105k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |