# MiniMax Code vs Qoder CLI (slim)

> MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) to Qoder CLI's 59.3 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Qoder CLI's 59.3 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Qoder CLI leads on agent ergonomics. Both do agent harnesses.

- MiniMax Code: B 67.5, rank #277 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.min.md
- Qoder CLI: C 59.3, rank #614 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.min.md
- MiniMax Code, good for Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes. Ahead on Reliability, 63 against 51; Payments & pricing, 60 against 35; Maintenance & community, 77 against 72. Also Free to start without a card; Open source; No incidents deducted, where Qoder CLI loses 3 points for them.
- Qoder CLI, good for Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 80 against 75.

| Category | MiniMax Code | Qoder CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 63 | 51 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 55 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 77 | 72 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax Code | Qoder CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED) |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published | Proprietary, under the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-01-19 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 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 | 2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk | 5k npm/wk |