---
title: "goose vs jcode"
description: "goose and jcode are both terminal agents. goose has ACP client, jcode does not."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/goose-vs-jcode"
---
# goose vs jcode

> goose is a terminal agent by Block / Agentic AI Foundation. jcode is a terminal agent by Solo Systems. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | goose | jcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Desktop app | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | Block / Agentic AI Foundation | Solo Systems |
| Website | [goose-docs.ai](https://goose-docs.ai) | [jcode.sh](https://jcode.sh) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | MIT (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | goose | jcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | $10/mo |
| Team plan | — | Contact sales |
| Included usage | — | $20/mo (Hosted inference) |
| Beyond the plan | — | API list price |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | goose | jcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, OpenRouter | Vendor models, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, Meta, Moonshot, Alibaba, Zhipu, MiniMax, OpenRouter |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |

## Features

|  | goose | jcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parallel agents | Yes | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | Yes | No |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Browser automation | No | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |

## Works with

|  | goose | jcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Pi | — |
| Runs inside | JetBrains AI, Warp, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-09-04 |

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