# Prime Agent vs Qwen Code (slim)

> Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Prime Agent's 60.5 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harness. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-08

Qwen Code scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Prime Agent's 60.5 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harness.

- Prime Agent: C 60.5, rank #352 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/prime-agent.min.md
- Qwen Code: BB 72.4, rank #88 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-code.min.md
- Prime Agent, good for Long-running research and coding work where one model drives subagents, schedules and goals from code, and where the owner can isolate the machine. Also No key needed to call it.
- 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 42; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 73; Maintenance & community, 88 against 79. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Prime Agent | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 42 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 73 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 53 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 88 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Prime Agent | Qwen Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Prime Intellect | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-10-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | 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 |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 22k stars | 28k stars, 105k npm/wk |