# Muse Code vs Paperclip (slim)

> Muse Code scores 61.3 (C) to Paperclip's 59 (C) for multi-agent orchestration. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Muse Code scores 61.3 (C) on agent readiness against Paperclip's 59 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Paperclip leads on reliability, payments & pricing and transparency & trust. Both do multi-agent orchestration.

- Muse Code: C 61.3, rank #487 of 993 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/muse-code.min.md
- Paperclip: C 59, rank #580 of 993 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paperclip.min.md
- Muse Code, good for Developers who want Meta's Muse models, Muse Wonder Full included, in a terminal or CI agent with the sandbox and approvals on from the first run. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 79 against 70. Also No incidents deducted, where Paperclip loses 10 points for them.
- Paperclip, good for Someone running several coding or operations agents who wants one place for tasks, budgets, approvals and history across harnesses. Ahead on Reliability, 66 against 45; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Transparency & trust, 65 against 57. Also Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Muse Code | Paperclip |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 66 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 79 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 64 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 78 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 57 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Muse Code | Paperclip |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Meta | Paperclip Labs, Inc. |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary binary, used under the Meta Model API Terms of Service, which cover Meta's coding harness. Subscriptions are also under the Meta Subscription Terms of Service. The TypeScript and Python SDKs in the linked repository are MIT. | MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-07-23 |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-07-23 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes, with an opt-out |
| 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 |  | yes |
| Popularity | 63k npm/wk | 99k stars, 60k npm/wk |