# OpenMausBot vs Qoder CLI

> OpenMausBot scores 65.4 (B) to Qoder CLI's 59 (C) for multi-agent orchestration. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenMausBot scores 65.4 (B) on agent readiness against Qoder CLI's 59 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do multi-agent orchestration.

- OpenMausBot: grade B, 65.4/100, rank #368 of 1239. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openmausbot.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openmausbot.json
- Qoder CLI: grade C, 59/100, rank #656 of 1239. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qoder-cli.json
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## Which one, for what

### OpenMausBot (B)

Good for: A person or an outside agent who wants several CLI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Grok, ACP CLIs) organised as named bots with their own computers, routines and approvals, driven by MCP or a CLI.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 60 against 51
- Schema & documentation, 90 against 81
- Payments & pricing, 50 against 35

Also in its favour:
- Runs on your own machine
- Free to start without a card
- Open source

Watch for: New bots start at Full access, which approves provider permission requests without a card

### Qoder CLI (C)

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.

Watch for: No local sandbox is documented, and `auto` mode approves read-only tools on any path


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | OpenMausBot | Qoder CLI | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 60 | 51 | OpenMausBot +9 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 81 | OpenMausBot +9 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 77 | 80 | Qoder CLI +3 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 59 | 55 | OpenMausBot +4 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 50 | 35 | OpenMausBot +15 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 74 | 72 | OpenMausBot +2 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 59 | 61 | Qoder CLI +2 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | -3 | |
| **Total** | | **65.4 · B** | **59 · C** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | OpenMausBot | Qoder CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |
| Vendor | Supamaus Software Private Limited | Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED) |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | stdio |  |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | 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 |
| Tools exposed | 20 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-30 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-10 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-18 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 8.2k stars, 3.5k npm/wk | 5k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (4) |

## Verdicts

**OpenMausBot.** A bounded 20-tool MCP server with typed schemas, annotations and idempotent sends, and a headless CLI with JSON output and exit codes, let another agent hand work to a bot team and wait on it. New bots start at Full access, so provider permission requests pass without a card, and usage analytics stay on until switched off.

**Qoder CLI.** A closed-source terminal agent with a documented headless mode, an ACP server, typed TypeScript and Python SDKs and near-daily releases. Permission rules and modes are detailed, but no local sandbox is documented, usage statistics are on by default, and security fixes appear only as one-line release notes with no advisories or disclosure policy.

## Before you call either

### OpenMausBot

1. Ask the owner for a pairing code from Settings > Phone, exchange it at `POST /api/auth/pair`, and set `OPENMAUSBOT_TOKEN` with an explicit `OMB_PORT`
2. Pass a `send_id` with every `send_bot_message` and `send_channel_message`, so a retry returns the first receipt
3. Use `wait_for_conversation` instead of polling, and on `needs-user` stop and tell the owner a card is waiting
4. Check a bot's access level with the owner before sending work. New bots run at Full access unless defaults were changed
5. Ask the owner to switch off Settings > General > Usage analytics if nothing beyond model calls should leave the machine

### Qoder CLI

1. Set `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` in CI. The browser sign-in can't complete in a headless run
2. Pass `--permission-mode` with `--allowed-tools` in headless runs. Every ask is denied, and `--yolo` removes all checks
3. Set `--max-turns` on unattended runs, and branch on exit codes 41 (authentication) and 53 (turn limit)
4. Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` and `aiCodeStatistics.enabled` to false in ~/.qoder/settings.json if usage data must stay local
5. Don't pass `--model lite`. The Lite tier was removed on 18 September 2026 and headless requests naming it fail

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, OpenMausBot or Qoder CLI?

OpenMausBot scores 65.4 (B) on agent readiness against Qoder CLI's 59 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.

### Are OpenMausBot and Qoder CLI open source?

OpenMausBot is open source (Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Qoder CLI.


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-qoder-cli.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openmausbot-vs-qoder-cli.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "openmausbot", "b": "qoder-cli"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare openmausbot qoder-cli`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openmausbot.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qoder-cli.json

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