---
title: "agent-manager vs Pi"
description: "agent-manager is an orchestrator, Pi is a terminal agent. agent-manager runs Pi on the login you already have for it."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/agent-manager-vs-pi"
---
# agent-manager vs Pi

> agent-manager is an orchestrator by Yoan Wai. Pi is a terminal agent by Earendil. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | agent-manager | Pi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Orchestrator | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | Yoan Wai | Earendil |
| Website | [agent-manager.dev](https://agent-manager.dev) | [pi.dev](https://pi.dev) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux, Windows, Android |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | MIT (Open source) |
| Status | preview | active |

## Pricing

|  | agent-manager | Pi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | Free |
| Team plan | — | — |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | — | — |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | agent-manager | Pi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Alibaba, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Vendor models, Google, Meta, MiniMax, Mistral, Moonshot, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, xAI, Zhipu (inherited) | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, Moonshot, Zhipu, MiniMax, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |

## Features

|  | agent-manager | Pi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | Yes | No |
| Parallel agents | Yes | No |
| Subagents | Yes | No |
| ACP agent | No | Yes |
| Diff review | Yes | No |
| Plugins | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | agent-manager | Pi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, Grok Build, Gemini CLI, Pi, Command Code, Hermes Agent | — |
| Runs inside | — | agent-manager, dmux, goose, Herdr, Orca, Paseo, Sculptor, Warp, YYLO |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-29 | 2026-09-24 |

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