# Mistral Vibe CLI vs Qwen Code (slim)

> Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) to Mistral Vibe CLI's 62.9 (B) 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 Mistral Vibe CLI's 62.9 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Mistral Vibe CLI leads on security & auth and transparency & trust. Both do agent harnesses.

- Mistral Vibe CLI: B 62.9, rank #457 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-vibe-cli.min.md
- Qwen Code: BB 72.4, rank #107 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.min.md
- Mistral Vibe CLI, good 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. Ahead on Security & auth, 58 against 53; Transparency & trust, 79 against 63. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.8 out of 5.
- 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 Schema & documentation, 91 against 76; Maintenance & community, 88 against 75. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No incidents deducted, where Mistral Vibe CLI loses 8 points for them.

| Category | Mistral Vibe CLI | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 69 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 76 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 84 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 58 | 53 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 88 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 79 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Mistral Vibe CLI | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-25 | 2026-10-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-03 | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 5.1k stars, 332k PyPI/wk | 28k stars, 105k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |