# OpenMausBot vs Qwen Code

> Qwen Code scores 72.6 (BB) to OpenMausBot's 65.4 (B) for multi-agent orchestration. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-30

Qwen Code scores 72.6 (BB) on agent readiness against OpenMausBot's 65.4 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. OpenMausBot leads on security & auth. 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
- Qwen Code: grade BB, 72.6/100, rank #107 of 1239. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qwen-code.json
- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md
- All 875 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md

## 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:
- Security & auth, 59 against 53

Also in its favour:
- Runs on your own machine

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

### Qwen Code (BB)

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:
- Reliability, 69 against 60
- Agent ergonomics, 85 against 77
- Payments & pricing, 60 against 50
- Maintenance & community, 88 against 74
- Transparency & trust, 65 against 59

Also in its favour:
- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better

Watch for: The default approval mode is Auto, where an LLM classifier approves tool calls, and sandboxing and folder trust are both off by default


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | OpenMausBot | Qwen Code | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 60 | 69 | Qwen Code +9 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 91 | Qwen Code +1 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 77 | 85 | Qwen Code +8 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 59 | 53 | OpenMausBot +6 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 50 | 60 | Qwen Code +10 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 74 | 88 | Qwen Code +14 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 59 | 65 | Qwen Code +6 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **65.4 · B** | **72.6 · BB** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | OpenMausBot | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |
| Vendor | Supamaus Software Private Limited | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | stdio |  |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 20 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-30 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-10 | 2026-10-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-18 | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 8.2k stars, 3.5k npm/wk | 28k stars, 105k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.8/5 (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.

**Qwen Code.** Apache-2.0 with no account of its own, any OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini-compatible endpoint, and headless runs bounded by turn, tool-call and wall-time budgets with distinct exit codes. Out of the box, Auto mode lets an LLM classifier approve tool calls, with the sandbox and folder trust both off. Usage statistics are on by default.

## 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

### Qwen Code

1. Pass `--approval-mode` on every run. The settings default is `auto`, and one docs page says headless runs default to asking, so don't rely on either
2. Add `--max-session-turns`, `--max-wall-time` and `--max-tool-calls`. All three are unlimited by default. Exit 53 is the turn limit and 55 a budget
3. `--yolo` doesn't turn on a sandbox. Add `--sandbox`, or on Linux set `tools.executionSandbox` with `network` set to `closed`
4. Set `QWEN_USAGE_STATISTICS_ENABLED=false` to stop usage statistics
5. Authenticate with `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_BASE_URL` and `OPENAI_MODEL` in CI. The browser sign-in is discontinued

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, OpenMausBot or Qwen Code?

Qwen Code scores 72.6 (BB) on agent readiness against OpenMausBot's 65.4 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. OpenMausBot leads on security & auth.

### Are OpenMausBot and Qwen Code open source?

Yes. OpenMausBot is open source (Apache-2.0). Qwen Code is open source (Apache-2.0).


## For agents

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

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