# Paperclip vs Qwen Code (slim)

> Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Paperclip's 59 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Paperclip leads on security & auth. Both do agent multi agent. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Paperclip's 59 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Paperclip leads on security & auth. Both do agent multi agent.

- Paperclip: C 59, rank #441 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paperclip.min.md
- Qwen Code: BB 72.4, rank #93 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.min.md
- Paperclip, good for Someone running several coding or operations agents who wants one place for tasks, budgets, approvals and history across harnesses. Ahead on Security & auth, 64 against 53.
- 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 81; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 70; Maintenance & community, 88 against 78. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No incidents deducted, where Paperclip loses 10 points for them.

| Category | Paperclip | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 66 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 53 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 78 | 88 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 65 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Paperclip | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Paperclip Labs, Inc. | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-23 | 2026-10-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-23 | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 99k stars, 60k npm/wk | 28k stars, 105k npm/wk |