# Qoder CLI vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)

> Warp and Qoder CLI score within a point of each other for agent harnesses, 59.8 and 59.3 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) and Qoder CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.8 (C) and 59.3 (C). Qoder CLI leads on agent ergonomics and payments & pricing. Both do agent harnesses.

- Qoder CLI: grade C, 59.3/100, rank #609 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qoder-cli.json
- Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API): grade C, 59.8/100, rank #592 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/warp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/warp.json
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## Which one, for what

### 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.

Ahead on:
- Agent ergonomics, 80 against 66
- Payments & pricing, 35 against 20

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

### Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) (C)

Good for: Teams that want one agent across an interactive terminal session and API-started cloud runs, including Claude Code and Codex runs on Warp's infrastructure or their own workers.

Ahead on:
- Schema & documentation, 89 against 81
- Maintenance & community, 84 against 72
- Transparency & trust, 72 against 64

Also in its favour:
- Open source

Watch for: The `warp` CLI has no print or headless mode. Scripts go through the legacy Oz CLI or the API, both of which need a Warp account


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Qoder CLI | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 51 | 52 | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) +1 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 89 | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) +8 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 66 | Qoder CLI +14 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 55 | 52 | Qoder CLI +3 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 20 | Qoder CLI +15 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 84 | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) +12 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 64 | 72 | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) +8 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | -1 | |
| **Total** | | **59.3 · C** | **59.8 · C** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Qoder CLI | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |
| Vendor | Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED) | Warp |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports |  |  |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | 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 | Mixed. The client, including the `warp` and `oz` binaries, is AGPL-3.0 with the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates under MIT. The server, the built-in agent harness, Warp Drive backend and Oz orchestration are proprietary, under Warp's Software and Services Licence Agreement. The SDKs are Apache-2.0 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-15 |
| Terms last updated |  |  |
| Privacy policy last updated |  |  |
| Customer content may train models |  |  |
| Terms restrict automated access |  |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  |  |
| Popularity | 5k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |

## Verdicts

**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.

**Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API).** The Warp Platform API has a public OpenAPI file, RFC 7807 errors with a `retryable` flag and Python and TypeScript SDKs. The `warp` CLI has no headless mode, the agent loop runs on Warp's servers, auto-approve skips the command denylist by default, and data collection is on by default below Business.

## Before you call either

### 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

### Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)

1. For unattended work, call `POST https://app.warp.dev/api/v1/agent/runs` with `Authorization: Bearer $WARP_API_KEY`. The `warp` CLI is interactive only
2. Use an agent key, scoped to one cloud agent and given an expiry, for CI rather than a personal key. Keys are created in the Oz web app or the Warp app
3. Set `auto_approve_bypasses_command_denylist = false` under `[agents.warp_agent.other]` before starting `warp --auto-approve`
4. Read `code` and `retryable` in error bodies. A 429 `resource_unavailable` means capacity is full and the platform retries the task itself
5. Pin a version with `WARP_TUI_VERSION` at install, or set `general.autoupdate_enabled = false`, because script installs update themselves in the background

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Qoder CLI or Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)?

Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) and Qoder CLI score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.8 (C) and 59.3 (C). Qoder CLI leads on agent ergonomics and payments & pricing.

### Are Qoder CLI and Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) open source?

No open-source release is listed for Qoder CLI. Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) is open source (Mixed. The client, including the `warp` and `oz` binaries, is AGPL-3.0 with the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates under MIT. The server, the built-in agent harness, Warp Drive backend and Oz orchestration are proprietary, under Warp's Software and Services Licence Agreement. The SDKs are Apache-2.0).


## For agents

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

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