Agent Teams AIvsTrellis
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
Agent Teams AI
777genius · Agent harness
OSSMCP
Panel
6.22 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.7
- Usefulness
- 6.3
- Cost
- 7.8
- Longevity
- 5.0
“The default model needs no API key at all, which is either generosity or a very strong hint about which model it is.”
Trellis
Mindfold · Agent harness
OSS
Panel
6.21 spec wins
- Reliability
- 4.7
- Usefulness
- 6.8
- Cost
- 7.2
- Longevity
- 6.0
“Persists project context into your repo for any coding agent, but executes without a sandbox.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | Agent Teams AI | Trellis |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | Agent harness | Agent harness |
| Runs | local | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | macos, linux, windows |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | No | No |
| MCP server | Yes | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | Yes |
| Git operations | YesEach teammate can get its own git worktree, with a configurable branch strategy and diff and commit review in the app. | Yes |
| Browser control | No | No |
| Sandboxed execution | No | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Yes | Yes |
| Headless / CI mode | No | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | via managed agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Kiro), Z.AI, MiniMax, Kimi, OpenRouter | |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | No | No |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | free | free |
| Starts at | $0/mo | n/a |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | No |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| GitHub stars | 2,203 | 14,857 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | Agent Teams AI | Trellis | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 6.8 | 7.3 | Trellis — Use Trellis if you work with multiple coding agents and need to enforce consistent project context, but only if you're willing to invest in defining those standards yourself. |
| El Crítico | 6.0 | 6.8 | Trellis — Trellis executes commands without a sandbox, creating a risk of unintended file system changes or corrupted git state. |
| El Profesor | 6.0 | 6.5 | Trellis — Trellis is a framework for standardizing context across different coding agents, useful for teams wanting to enforce project conventions. |
| La Inversora | 5.3 | 6.0 | Trellis — Trellis is a useful abstraction layer for teams using multiple agents, but its business model is unclear, making it a risky long-term dependency. |
| La Jefa | 5.8 | 4.0 | Agent Teams AI — Sixty seats cost nothing in licence, and that is the last easy number: no SSO, no headless mode, and five installer formats to distribute. |
| El Hacker | 7.5 | 6.5 | Agent Teams AI — AGPL-3.0, a built-in MCP server package, and my own Z.AI or OpenRouter account behind whichever runtime I am driving. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.