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The desktop app's source isn't published", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@minimax-ai/code" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "MiniMax sign-in in a browser (`mcode login --region global`) for M Plan or Token Plan usage, a MiniMax API key read from an environment variable (`mcode provider set-minimax-key`), or a key for any OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible provider (BYOK), which needs no MiniMax login. Provider keys are stored in `config.yaml` in the data directory, `~/.minimax` by default.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "The CLI is free and MIT-licensed. Model use is paid separately, through an M Plan (Go $22, Explore $55, Build $132 a month), MiniMax's pay-as-you-go API, or another provider's key. M Plan usage is shared between MiniMax Code and other tools on the same subscription (https://platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/monthly-offer, checked 19 October 2026).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the CLI docs, README or the 0.6.12 npm metadata (checked 2026-10-19).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 2000, "npmWeekly": 6842, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-19" }, "docsUrl": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/cli/quick-start", "llmsTxt": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "open-source", "typescript", "mcp", "acp", "llms-txt", "free", "no-card", "local" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-15", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 67.5, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 277, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1175, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 60, "reliability": 63, "schema": 81, "security": 57, "transparency": 61 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-19" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "An MIT-licensed terminal coding agent with a headless mode that returns versioned JSON, documented exit codes and an ACP server, and telemetry off by default. It's pre-1.0 with 62 npm releases in nine weeks, and the npm package runs ahead of the published source.", "bestFor": "Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes.", "strengths": [ "MIT-licensed CLI on npm, with `mcode exec` returning versioned JSON and nine documented exit codes", "`mcode acp` for editors and agent hosts, and BYOK for any OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible provider without a MiniMax login", "Telemetry off by default, each channel opted into separately, with every field and destination documented", "Headless fails on a pending permission request instead of approving it, and `--timeout` and `--max-steps` bound a run", "62 npm releases between 14 August and 15 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Pre-1.0 and labelled a source preview, with npm at 0.6.12 and the public source at 0.6.5", "The default headless policy sends actions to a cloud classifier, and what it sends isn't documented", "Which actions run inside the sandbox by default isn't documented", "The CLI changelog trails npm by five releases", "The MiniMax Agent terms take a perpetual, irrevocable licence over what users submit through MiniMax's services and what they generate, and the privacy policy states no retention period" ], "agentNotes": [ "Run `mcode exec --cwd \u003crepo\u003e --output-format json --timeout 10m --max-steps 50` and check both the exit code and the JSON `status`", "Keep `--permission full` and `off` for a container or throwaway workspace. The default `smart` fails when it would need a person", "Set `MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY` and add a provider for BYOK. M Plan models need a browser sign-in with `mcode login --region global`", "Set `MINIMAX_DATA_DIR` per CI runner. Keys and sessions live in `~/.minimax` by default", "Pin a version. npm published 62 releases in nine weeks and the public source trails it" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 67.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 60, "reliability": 63, "schema": 81, "security": 57, "transparency": 56 }, "provenanceScore": 65 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g @minimax-ai/code@latest # or: curl -fsSL https://filecdn.minimax.chat/public/install.sh | bash", "headless": { "command": "mcode exec --cwd . --output-format json --timeout 10m --max-steps 50 \"$TASK\"", "env": { "MCODE_DISABLE_TELEMETRY": "1", "MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e" } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/minimax-code" }, "sameCompany": [ "minimax-api", "minimax-video", "minimax-voice-cloning" ], "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.", "domain": "minimax.io", "domainRegistered": "2021-03-27", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://agent.minimax.io/doc/en/terms-of-service.html", "privacy": "https://agent.minimax.io/doc/en/privacy-policy.html", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-19", "notes": [ "The MiniMax Agent terms of use and privacy policy, both updated 19 January 2026 and linked from the download page, name Nanonoble Pte. Ltd., as do the MiniMax API terms. The repository's MIT licence names 'MiniMax Code' as the copyright holder.", "SECURITY.md takes private reports at a dedicated MiniMax Code security address and through GitHub's private advisories, with no response SLA. platform.minimax.io answers 404 for /.well-known/security.txt and www.minimax.io redirects it to the home page.", "RDAP for minimax.io gives a registration date of 2021-03-27, as recorded on the MiniMax Video API listing." ], "score": 65 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.json", "live": { "slug": "minimax-code", "securityTxt": { "url": "https://minimax.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T15:55:03.5197794Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T15:55:03.5197794Z" } }, "answer": "MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Mistral Vibe CLI's 62.9 (B), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Mistral Vibe CLI leads on reliability, agent ergonomics and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "mistral-vibe-cli", "name": "Mistral Vibe CLI", "vendor": "Mistral AI", "vendorUrl": "https://docs.mistral.ai/vibe/code/cli/install-setup", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Mistral AI's open-source terminal coding agent. It runs Mistral's hosted models or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, headless with `vibe -p` and in editors through `vibe-acp`. This listing covers the CLI, not Mistral's Vibe chat app.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-vibe-cli", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-vibe-cli.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-vibe-cli.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mistral-vibe-cli.json", "repo": "https://github.com/mistralai/mistral-vibe", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "mistral-vibe" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Browser sign-in with a Mistral account, or a Mistral API key in `MISTRAL_API_KEY` or `~/.vibe/.env`, created under Code, Vibe CLI in the Mistral console. The same key works on the Free plan, a paid plan or pay-as-you-go. A local OpenAI-compatible server needs no Mistral account. MCP servers take static headers or OAuth.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "The CLI is free under Apache-2.0. Hosted models come with a Mistral plan or an API key. Free has limited coding sessions, Pro is $14.99 a month and Team $24.99 a user a month, Enterprise by quote, with pay-as-you-go at API rates past a plan's limit. The default model, Mistral Medium 3.5, is $1.5 per million input tokens and $7.5 per million output tokens on the API. A local model costs nothing (checked 2026-10-18).", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the README, the CLI docs or the source (checked 2026-10-18).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 5100, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": 331757, "asOf": "2026-10-18" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.mistral.ai/vibe/code/cli/install-setup", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.mistral.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "open-source", "python", "mcp", "acp", "llms-txt", "telemetry-default-on", "no-sandbox", "subagents", "hooks", "freemium", "no-card", "local" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-09", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 62.9, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 462, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1175, "categoryRank": 11, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 84, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 60, "reliability": 69, "schema": 76, "security": 58, "transparency": 79 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-18" }, "negative": -8, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-09-12. CVE-2026-87983 to CVE-2026-87988 (advisory MAI-2026-003, severity High, published 14 September 2026). Crafted shell commands could run without the approval prompt, reading or writing files outside the workspace or running code, and injected instructions could trigger them. HiddenLayer published the CVEs on 11 September and Mistral released 2.25.4 the next day. Fixed and published inside six months, so 2 points for each high, as nanobot's and zeroclaw's fixed advisories were weighed. Six highs come to 12, held at the -6 cap for fixed and published advisories that claude-code and the Claude Agent SDK listing use (research/new/NOTES-harnesses-H1.md, negative events). Paperclip's -10 adds -5 for its group of ten fixed advisories and separate lines for advisories with no patched version, which doesn't apply here (https://docs.mistral.ai/resources/security-advisories/MAI-2026-003). -6", "2026-10-18. The offline guide says that with `enable_telemetry = false` and `enable_auto_update = false` the CLI contacts no external service, and the configuration reference describes `enable_auto_update` as installing releases in the background. The 2.26.1 source has no such key. It reads `enable_update_checks`, which stays on, and the README says interactive sessions then query PyPI or uv once a day. We followed ironclaw's precedent, not zeroclaw's, because this is the vendor's documentation contradicting the shipped release on what leaves the machine, where zeroclaw's was a site-versus-docs mismatch. The safety page's line that `-p` falls back to `auto-approve` is also wrong, but it errs towards caution, so it stays a weakness with no deduction. A misleading claim, at the minimum, -2 (https://docs.mistral.ai/vibe/code/cli/offline-models; https://docs.mistral.ai/vibe/code/cli/configuration-reference; https://github.com/mistralai/mistral-vibe#update-settings). -2" ], "verdict": "Apache-2.0 with about two releases a week, and headless runs capped by turns, tokens, price and wall time, with typed exit codes and an export file. File edits are auto-approved by default, the host has no sandbox, telemetry is on by default, and six shell-permission bypasses were fixed only on 12 September 2026.", "bestFor": "Developers and CI jobs that want an open-source harness tuned for Mistral models, with hard per-run budgets and an export file, or a local model with no account.", "strengths": [ "Apache-2.0, on PyPI and Homebrew at 2.26.1, with 20 PyPI releases in the 90 days to 18 October 2026", "`vibe -p` stops on `--max-turns`, `--max-tokens`, `--max-price` or `--time-limit`, with exit codes 0 to 4 and an `export.json` naming the outcome", "Runs against any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, with a llama.cpp provider on 127.0.0.1:8080 in the defaults and a documented offline set-up", "Project `.vibe/` config, hooks, MCP servers and `AGENTS.md` load only from trusted folders, and `-p` runs never trust a folder without `--trust`", "`vibe-acp` is in the ACP registry at 2.26.1, with prebuilt binaries for macOS and Linux" ], "weaknesses": [ "The default agent auto-approves file edits, and there's no sandbox on the host. Isolation needs the experimental `--agent-socket` server or a container", "Six high-severity shell-permission bypasses (CVE-2026-87983 to CVE-2026-87988) were fixed in 2.25.4 on 12 September 2026, a day after HiddenLayer published them", "Telemetry is on by default, and the server-side experiments it enables can switch the default agent to the `smart-approve` classifier", "The docs disagree with the code. The safety page says `-p` falls back to auto-approve, and the offline guide names an `enable_auto_update` key the source doesn't define", "The repository takes no outside contributions, and its history is squashed release commits" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pass `--agent` on every `-p` run (`plan` is read-only). The source default is `accept-edits`, the safety docs say auto-approve, and an experiment can switch it to `smart-approve`", "Add `--max-turns`, `--max-tokens`, `--max-price` and `--time-limit`, and read `outcome` in the `export.json` that `--output-dir` writes. Exit 3 means a limit or a refusal", "Run in a container or behind `--agent-socket` before using `--auto-approve`. Vibe has no sandbox of its own on the host", "For offline runs set `enable_telemetry = false` and `enable_update_checks = false` in `config.toml`. The docs' `enable_auto_update` isn't the key the code reads", "Use 2.25.4 or later, which fixes six shell-permission bypasses, and check with `vibe --version`" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 62.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 84, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 60, "reliability": 69, "schema": 76, "security": 58, "transparency": 68 }, "provenanceScore": 90 }, "connect": { "install": "uv tool install mistral-vibe # or: curl -LsSf https://mistral.ai/vibe/install.sh | bash", "headless": { "command": "vibe --prompt-file task.md --agent accept-edits --output json --max-turns 30 --max-price 1.0 --time-limit 1800 --output-dir out/", "env": { "MISTRAL_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e" } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/mistral-vibe-cli" }, "sameCompany": [ "mistral-api", "mistral-embeddings", "mistral-moderation", "mistral-voxtral-transcribe", "mistral-ocr" ], "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Mistral AI (RCS Paris 952 418 325)", "domain": "mistral.ai", "domainRegistered": "2019-05-15", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://legal.mistral.ai/terms/commercial-terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://legal.mistral.ai/terms/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.mistral.ai", "changelog": "https://github.com/mistralai/mistral-vibe/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-18", "notes": [ "security.txt read on 2026-10-18, a Mistral security contact, Expires 2027-05-05, Policy a HackerOne submission form. SECURITY.md in the repository points to the same contact and programme", "Privacy policy effective 3 September 2026 and commercial terms effective 25 September 2026, both read on 2026-10-18. Both name Vibe among the Mistral AI products they cover", "The legal entity and domain date are carried from the mistral-api listing's 17 October check", "status.mistral.ai covers the hosted API, answered with a bot check on 17 October per the mistral-api listing and wasn't read again. It doesn't cover the local CLI" ], "score": 90 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-vibe-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "mistral-vibe-cli", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "mistralai/mistral-vibe", "version": "v2.26.1", "released": "2026-10-09", "seenAt": "2026-10-19T04:04:46.716774439Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "mistral-vibe", "version": "2.26.1", "released": "2026-10-09", "seenAt": "2026-10-19T04:04:46.523190428Z" } ], "githubStars": 5148, "pypiWeekly": 368368, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://mistral.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2027-05-05T23:59:59.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T15:54:59.430220646Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.mistral.ai/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T14:28:22.496401797Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mistralai/mistral-vibe/main/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:38:01.660508599Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "719b8d0af267" } ], "github": { "repo": "mistralai/mistral-vibe", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:29:55.542126838Z", "stars": 5148, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-09T14:56:56Z", "openIssues": 223, "openPRs": 200, "issuesOpened90d": 190, "issuesClosed90d": 152, "prsMerged90d": 24, "ci": { "branch": "main", "runs": 50, "success": 44, "failure": 6, "other": 0, "latest": "success", "latestAt": "2026-10-09T15:10:29Z" }, "replies": { "sampled": 25, "unanswered": 23, "medianDays": 0.4 } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T15:54:59.430220646Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "MiniMax", "b": "Mistral AI", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published", "b": "Apache-2.0", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-15", "b": "2026-10-09", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-01-19", "b": "2026-09-25", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-01-19", "b": "2026-09-03", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes, with an opt-out", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk", "b": "5.1k stars, 332k PyPI/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3.5/5 (4)", "b": "3.3/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Mistral Vibe CLI's 62.9 (B), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Mistral Vibe CLI leads on reliability, agent ergonomics and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, MiniMax Code or Mistral Vibe CLI?" }, { "answer": "Yes. MiniMax Code is open source (MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published). Mistral Vibe CLI is open source (Apache-2.0).", "question": "Are MiniMax Code and Mistral Vibe CLI open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 81 against 76" ], "also": [ "No incidents deducted, where Mistral Vibe CLI loses 8 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes.", "slug": "minimax-code", "watchFor": "Pre-1.0 and labelled a source preview, with npm at 0.6.12 and the public source at 0.6.5" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 69 against 63", "Agent ergonomics, 84 against 75", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 79 against 61" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Developers and CI jobs that want an open-source harness tuned for Mistral models, with hard per-run budgets and an export file, or a local model with no account.", "slug": "mistral-vibe-cli", "watchFor": "The default agent auto-approves file edits, and there's no sandbox on the host. Isolation needs the experimental `--agent-socket` server or a container" } ], "job": { "capability": "agent.harness", "name": "Agent harnesses" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Aider vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "Aider vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": 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MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepseek-harness-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepseek-harness-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "DeepSeek Harness (dsh) vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepseek-harness-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/devin-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Devin vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/devin-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/devin-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "Devin vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/devin-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Droid CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/droid-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "Jules vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Junie CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "Junie CLI vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "mini-swe-agent vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "mini-swe-agent vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-muse-code.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Muse Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-muse-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openai-codex.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs OpenAI Codex", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openai-codex" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-opencode.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs OpenCode", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-opencode" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openhands.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs OpenHands", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openhands" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-prime-agent.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Prime Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-prime-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qwen-code.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Qwen Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qwen-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Rovo Dev CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-rovo-dev-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-warp.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-warp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-muse-code.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs Muse Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-muse-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-openai-codex.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs OpenAI Codex", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-openai-codex" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-opencode.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs OpenCode", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-opencode" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-openhands.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs OpenHands", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-openhands" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-prime-agent.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs Prime Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-prime-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-qwen-code.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs Qwen Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-qwen-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs Rovo Dev CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-warp.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-warp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "CLI Manager vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-parallax-agents" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-paperclip.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs Paperclip", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-paperclip" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-parallax-agents.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs Parallax", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-parallax-agents" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 6, "edge": "mistral-vibe-cli", "key": "reliability", "minimax-code": 63, "mistral-vibe-cli": 69, "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "schema", "minimax-code": 81, "mistral-vibe-cli": 76, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 9, "edge": "mistral-vibe-cli", "key": "ergonomics", "minimax-code": 75, "mistral-vibe-cli": 84, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 1, "edge": "mistral-vibe-cli", "key": "security", "minimax-code": 57, "mistral-vibe-cli": 58, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "payments", "minimax-code": 60, "mistral-vibe-cli": 60, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 2, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "maintenance", "minimax-code": 77, "mistral-vibe-cli": 75, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 18, "edge": "mistral-vibe-cli", "key": "transparency", "minimax-code": 61, "mistral-vibe-cli": 79, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Mistral Vibe CLI's 62.9 (B), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. 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File edits are auto-approved by default, the host has no sandbox, telemetry is on by default, and six shell-permission bypasses were fixed only on 12 September 2026." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-mistral-vibe-cli", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.min.md" }, "markdown": "MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Mistral Vibe CLI's 62.9 (B), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Mistral Vibe CLI leads on reliability, agent ergonomics and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- MiniMax Code: grade B, 67.5/100, rank #277 of 1175. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-code.json\n- Mistral Vibe CLI: grade B, 62.9/100, rank #462 of 1175. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-vibe-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mistral-vibe-cli.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 752 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### MiniMax Code (B)\n\nGood for: Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 81 against 76\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Mistral Vibe CLI loses 8 points for them\n\nWatch for: Pre-1.0 and labelled a source preview, with npm at 0.6.12 and the public source at 0.6.5\n\n### Mistral Vibe CLI (B)\n\nGood for: Developers and CI jobs that want an open-source harness tuned for Mistral models, with hard per-run budgets and an export file, or a local model with no account.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 69 against 63\n- Agent ergonomics, 84 against 75\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 79 against 61\n\nWatch for: The default agent auto-approves file edits, and there's no sandbox on the host. Isolation needs the experimental `--agent-socket` server or a container\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | MiniMax Code | Mistral Vibe CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 63 | 69 | Mistral Vibe CLI +6 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 76 | MiniMax Code +5 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 75 | 84 | Mistral Vibe CLI +9 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 57 | 58 | Mistral Vibe CLI +1 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 75 | MiniMax Code +2 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 61 | 79 | Mistral Vibe CLI +18 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -8 | |\n| **Total** | | **67.5 · B** | **62.9 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | MiniMax Code | Mistral Vibe CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | MiniMax | Mistral AI |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published | Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-09 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-01-19 | 2026-09-25 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-01-19 | 2026-09-03 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk | 5.1k stars, 332k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**MiniMax Code.** An MIT-licensed terminal coding agent with a headless mode that returns versioned JSON, documented exit codes and an ACP server, and telemetry off by default. It's pre-1.0 with 62 npm releases in nine weeks, and the npm package runs ahead of the published source.\n\n**Mistral Vibe CLI.** Apache-2.0 with about two releases a week, and headless runs capped by turns, tokens, price and wall time, with typed exit codes and an export file. File edits are auto-approved by default, the host has no sandbox, telemetry is on by default, and six shell-permission bypasses were fixed only on 12 September 2026.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### MiniMax Code\n\n1. Run `mcode exec --cwd \u003crepo\u003e --output-format json --timeout 10m --max-steps 50` and check both the exit code and the JSON `status`\n2. Keep `--permission full` and `off` for a container or throwaway workspace. The default `smart` fails when it would need a person\n3. Set `MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY` and add a provider for BYOK. M Plan models need a browser sign-in with `mcode login --region global`\n4. Set `MINIMAX_DATA_DIR` per CI runner. Keys and sessions live in `~/.minimax` by default\n5. Pin a version. npm published 62 releases in nine weeks and the public source trails it\n\n### Mistral Vibe CLI\n\n1. Pass `--agent` on every `-p` run (`plan` is read-only). The source default is `accept-edits`, the safety docs say auto-approve, and an experiment can switch it to `smart-approve`\n2. Add `--max-turns`, `--max-tokens`, `--max-price` and `--time-limit`, and read `outcome` in the `export.json` that `--output-dir` writes. Exit 3 means a limit or a refusal\n3. Run in a container or behind `--agent-socket` before using `--auto-approve`. Vibe has no sandbox of its own on the host\n4. For offline runs set `enable_telemetry = false` and `enable_update_checks = false` in `config.toml`. The docs' `enable_auto_update` isn't the key the code reads\n5. Use 2.25.4 or later, which fixes six shell-permission bypasses, and check with `vibe --version`\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, MiniMax Code or Mistral Vibe CLI?\n\nMiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Mistral Vibe CLI's 62.9 (B), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Mistral Vibe CLI leads on reliability, agent ergonomics and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Are MiniMax Code and Mistral Vibe CLI open source?\n\nYes. MiniMax Code is open source (MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published). 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