Qoder vs HagiCode: Features and Comparison

Qoder is Qoder's terminal coding agent: you install it, sign in, and work in your shell. HagiCode is a desktop workbench that runs Qoder for you and adds parallel sessions, OpenSpec proposals and AI commits around it.

Updated: Oct 16, 2026

Short answer

Qoder is the command-line coding agent from Qoder. You install it, sign in, start it in a project folder and describe tasks in plain language. HagiCode is a different kind of tool: a desktop and web workbench that runs Qoder as its executor. It does not replace Qoder, and it does not sell or host models.

A note on names, because people search for "qodercli": the npm package is @qoder-ai/qodercli, but the command Qoder's current documentation tells you to run is qoder. HagiCode looks for either name, so an older qodercli install keeps working.

If you work alone, prefer a terminal, and one task at a time is enough, stay with Qoder. HagiCode starts to pay off when you run several tasks in parallel, want written proposals before code changes, or work across more than one repository.

Qoder vs HagiCode at a glance

Aspect	Qoder	HagiCode
What it is	Terminal AI coding assistant from Qoder, part of a family with an IDE, a JetBrains plugin, an Agent SDK and cloud agents	Desktop and web workbench that runs Agent CLIs, including Qoder, as executors; it is not a model or an agent itself
Interface and platforms	Terminal UI plus a non-interactive -p mode; macOS, Linux and Windows, arm64 or amd64 (no Windows arm64)	Desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux; Docker Compose container; Microsoft Store edition
Pricing and licensing	Free plan, then Pro, Pro+ and Ultra from $20 to $200 per month, credit-based (as of October 2026; see Qoder's pricing page for CLI terms)	Desktop and Container editions are free; Store edition is free with an optional one-time TurboEngine purchase
Model and provider access	Qoder's own model tiers (auto, lite, performance) billed in Qoder Credits; bring-your-own-key models on the Individual plan	Hosts no models; uses whatever your Qoder is signed in to; optional OmniRoute model catalog
Parallel work	Subagents inside a session; for separate tasks you open more terminals yourself	Several sessions side by side, each shown as an Agent with a visible status
Spec and planning workflow	Plan mode and Goal mode inside the session; AGENTS.md for project memory	OpenSpec proposals: propose, validate, apply, archive; free editions allow 3 concurrent proposals
Git and commit handling	Makes commits when you ask in the terminal; /review checks local changes	AI-composed commit messages, repository locked while committing, per-repo targeting with Monospecs
Setup effort	One install script, then browser or access-token sign-in	Needs Qoder installed and signed in first, then HagiCode Desktop on top
Best for	Terminal-first developers, scripts and CI runs	Parallel tasks, proposal-driven work and multi-repo projects

What Qoder does well

Install and first run

Qoder installs with a one-line script. On macOS and Linux run curl -fsSL https://qoder.com/install | bash; on Windows PowerShell run irm https://qoder.com/install.ps1 | iex. Node.js is not needed for these. The npm route, npm install -g @qoder-ai/qodercli, needs Node.js 20 or later and is marked as not recommended for new installs.

Check it with qoder --version, then run qoder in a project folder. The first run walks you through sign-in: a browser login, or a personal access token set in the QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN variable for CI and headless machines. qoder update upgrades it, and auto-update is on by default.

Working modes beyond chat

Besides the interactive prompt, Qoder documents a plan-first mode, a goal-driven mode, scheduled tasks, repeated runs and a non-interactive mode (qoder -p, with text, json or stream-json output) for scripts and CI. A bang prefix runs shell commands, and sessions can be resumed with --continue or --resume.

Extension points

You can extend Qoder with MCP servers, skills, plugins, subagents, hooks and custom commands. /init writes an AGENTS.md memory file for the project. There is also a TypeScript and Python Agent SDK if you want to build your own agents on the same engine.

One family across surfaces

The CLI belongs to the same product family as Qoder's IDE, JetBrains plugin and cloud agents, and has remote-control and cloud modes of its own. qoder --acp runs it as an ACP server, which is how other tools, HagiCode included, can drive it.

When to choose Qoder, and when to choose HagiCode

Choose Qoder when

• you work in a terminal and one task at a time is enough;
• you want Qoder in scripts or CI through qoder -p and a personal access token;
• you already use Qoder's IDE or JetBrains plugin and want its CLI on the same account;
• you want the smallest setup: one installer and no extra application;
• you are happy keeping specs and notes in AGENTS.md rather than a proposal workflow.

Choose HagiCode when

• you run several Qoder tasks at once and want to see all of them in one place;
• you want a written proposal, reviewed before code is changed and archived afterwards;
• your Qoder work touches a backend and its client or docs repository in the same change;
• you want commit messages composed for you and a browser editor next to the conversation;
• you use more than one Agent CLI and want one workspace for all of them.

Where HagiCode is not the right tool

Headless or scripted runs belong to Qoder itself: use qoder -p in CI instead of a desktop workbench.

If you only want a terminal and no GUI, HagiCode adds nothing you need. The same goes for a single quick question in an editor you already have open.

HagiCode needs Qoder installed and signed in before it can use it, so setup is longer than running Qoder alone. HagiCode starts Qoder over ACP with permission prompts bypassed so unattended sessions do not stall; if you want per-action approval, use Qoder directly.

Free editions cap concurrent proposals at 3, teams that do not want a proposal discipline will find it overhead, and the embedded Code Server editor is not a replacement for a full IDE.

Using Qoder together with HagiCode

HagiCode sits on top of the CLI. It starts your Qoder install as a subprocess, so the account, credits and settings stay with Qoder, and HagiCode does not take over Qoder's sign-in.

Nothing is locked in. Your repositories, AGENTS.md and Qoder configuration stay where they were, and you can open a terminal and run qoder on the same project at any time.

1. Install Qoder with the script for your system, or with npm if you prefer, and confirm it with qoder --version.
2. Run qoder once and finish sign-in, so the CLI is authenticated before HagiCode uses it.
3. Install HagiCode Desktop for Windows, macOS or Linux (or use the Docker Compose or Microsoft Store edition).
4. In HagiCode's Agent CLI settings, pick Qoder as the executor; HagiCode finds the qoder or qodercli command on your PATH.
5. Open a repository, start a session or a proposal, and watch Qoder's tool calls in HagiCode's unified view.
6. To go back to plain Qoder, close HagiCode and run qoder in the same folder; nothing needs to be undone.

What works with Qoder inside HagiCode

Parallel sessions, Agents management, OpenSpec proposals, AI commits, Code Server, Monospecs, Vault and the unified tool-call view work with Qoder. HagiCode talks to it over ACP, and you can pass a model override.

Interactive questions (the agent asking you mid-run) are available only for Claude, Pi, OMP and Reasonix, and the agent work panel only for Claude Code, so neither applies to Qoder sessions.

What HagiCode adds on top of any agent

Parallel sessions and Agents management

Each Qoder session in HagiCode is an Agent with its own context and a status you can scan: running, waiting or done. That replaces a row of terminal tabs, each running its own qoder process.

OpenSpec proposals

A task can start as an OpenSpec proposal that you write, validate, apply and archive. Qoder does the implementation inside the proposal's constraints, and the proposal stays as the record of why.

AI commit and Code Server

HagiCode drafts commit messages from the diff Qoder produced and locks the repository while it commits. An embedded Code Server editor lets you open the file Qoder mentioned without leaving the window.

Monospecs and Vault

Monospecs describes a multi-repo workspace in one file, so a Qoder task knows which repositories exist. Vault keeps reference code and notes available to later sessions, which a fresh qoder run would not remember.

Model routing, tool-call view and usage

HagiCode shows Qoder's tool calls in the same typed shape it uses for every other CLI, in history and live. OmniRoute can supply a model catalog per Agent CLI, and an optional TokenMonitor readout in the status bar shows today's tokens and cost.

The bottom line

• Qoder is the agent: it reads code, edits files and runs commands. HagiCode is the workbench around it.
• Stay with Qoder alone for solo, single-task, terminal or CI use; add HagiCode for parallel work, proposals and multi-repo changes.
• Installing Qoder first is the one requirement, and you can always go back to running qoder directly.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Qoder?

On macOS or Linux run curl -fsSL https://qoder.com/install | bash; on Windows PowerShell run irm https://qoder.com/install.ps1 | iex. The npm alternative is npm install -g @qoder-ai/qodercli (Node.js 20+). Then run qoder --version and qoder to sign in. Details are in docs.qoder.com/cli/installation.

Is the command qodercli or qoder?

Qoder's current docs say the binary is qoder, and @qoder-ai/qodercli is only the npm package name. Older material and some setups still use qodercli. HagiCode detects both names.

Is Qoder free?

Qoder has a free plan and paid plans (Pro $20, Pro+ $60, Ultra $200 per month, as of October 2026), with usage counted in credits. The pricing page does not spell out CLI terms, so check Qoder's pricing page before relying on it.

Can I use Qoder with HagiCode?

Yes. Install and sign in to Qoder, then choose it as the Agent CLI in HagiCode. HagiCode runs it over ACP and your Qoder account and credits stay with Qoder.

Does HagiCode replace Qoder?

No. HagiCode runs Qoder as its executor and adds sessions, proposals, commits and multi-repo tools around it. You can still use qoder directly on the same repositories.

Qoder vs HagiCode: which should I pick?

Pick Qoder alone for terminal, solo or CI work. Add HagiCode when you want parallel sessions, OpenSpec proposals or multi-repo workspaces on top of Qoder.

Try HagiCode on top of the agent you already use

Install HagiCode Desktop, connect your existing CLI, and keep working the way you do today.

Install HagiCode Desktop

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