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01 / COMPARISONS

Three, for now.

Claude Code, Codex CLI and OpenCode are the tools people actually weigh Kolkrabbi against. More will follow when these three have earned their keep.

Verified 2026-09-03THE TOOL KOLK CAN ALSO RUN ON

Kolkrabbi vs Claude Code

Proprietary, Claude models only, and the most complete product on this page. Kolkrabbi can also run on it, using your own subscription.

Verified 2026-09-03TWO OPEN-SOURCE AGENTS THAT BOTH REACH LOCAL MODELS

Kolkrabbi vs Codex CLI

Apache-2.0 like Kolkrabbi, signs into your ChatGPT plan, sandboxes execution, and reaches local models — the closest fight on features.

Verified 2026-09-03TWO MODEL-AGNOSTIC TERMINAL AGENTS

Kolkrabbi vs OpenCode

MIT, TypeScript, 200,000+ stars, LSP and MCP. The sibling project, and the more complete tool today.