---
title: "Crush vs DeepSeek Harness"
description: "Crush and DeepSeek Harness are both terminal agents. DeepSeek Harness is open source (MIT), Crush is source available."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/crush-vs-deepseek-harness"
---
# Crush vs DeepSeek Harness

> Crush is a terminal agent by Charmbracelet, Inc.. DeepSeek Harness is a terminal agent by DeepSeek. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Crush | DeepSeek Harness |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | Charmbracelet, Inc. | DeepSeek |
| Website | [github.com/charmbracelet/crush](https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush) | [deepseek.com/harness/en](https://www.deepseek.com/harness/en/) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux, Android | macOS, Windows |
| License | FSL-1.1-MIT (Source available) | MIT (Open source) |
| Status | active | preview |

## Pricing

|  | Crush | DeepSeek Harness |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $20/mo | Free |
| Team plan | — | — |
| Included usage | 250 credits/mo (Hyper Subscription, worth about $12.5) | — |
| Beyond the plan | Credit packs | — |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Crush | DeepSeek Harness |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Vendor models, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Zhipu, MiniMax, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, Alibaba, Moonshot | DeepSeek, Anthropic, OpenAI |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | No |

## Features

|  | Crush | DeepSeek Harness |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subagents | No | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| Hooks | Yes | No |

## Works with

|  | Crush | DeepSeek Harness |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | — | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-25 | 2026-09-08 |

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