Augment CodevsMulti
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
Augment Code
Augment Code · IDE extension
#32MCP
Panel
6.35 spec wins
- Reliability
- 6.3
- Usefulness
- 7.0
- Cost
- 5.2
- Longevity
- 6.5
“Charges the model's list price plus a 40 percent service fee, which is at least a markup you can read without a lawyer.”
Multi
Patika Labs · IDE extension
#30
Panel
6.35 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.5
- Usefulness
- 7.2
- Cost
- 7.5
- Longevity
- 5.0
“It installs into VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, Windsurf, Kiro and Antigravity, which is one agent covering six answers to the same question.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | Augment Code | Multi |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | IDE extension | IDE extension |
| Runs | local, cloud | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | macos, linux, windows |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | Yes | No |
| MCP server | Yes | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | Yes |
| Git operations | Yes | No |
| Browser control | NoAuggie ships web-search and web-fetch tools only, so it can read pages but cannot drive a browser; browser automation requires adding a third-party MCP server. | No |
| Sandboxed execution | YesCosmos cloud environments are built from a Docker base image you pick from any public registry and each session starts from a fresh isolated snapshot; the local Auggie CLI has no sandbox, and self-hosted daemons isolate only via per-session Git worktrees. | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Yes | YesMulti runs tasks in the background so several workstreams proceed at once and describes itself as a team of agents, but it documents no supervisor that coordinates them. |
| Headless / CI mode | Yes`auggie --print` runs non-interactively for scripts and CI, and Augment publishes GitHub Actions wrappers for PR descriptions and reviews. | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Claude, GPT, Gemini, GLM, Kimi | Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama |
| Bring your own model | NoModel choice is limited to Augment's curated list via /model or --model; no custom base URL, LLM gateway, or Bedrock/Vertex/Azure deployment is documented. | Yes |
| Local models | NoNo local or OpenAI-compatible endpoint is documented; inference always runs through Augment. | YesOllama is one of the supported providers, so local models are reachable through a profile. |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | mixed | byok |
| Starts at | $20/mo | $0/mo |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Bring your own key | NoLLM usage is billed by Augment as provider cost plus a 40% service fee; supplying your own provider key or cloud account is not documented. | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | No | No |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| GitHub stars | 283 | n/a |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | Augment Code | Multi | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 7.0 | 7.3 | Multi — Pick Multi if you want a capable agent in the editor you already opened and refuse to sign up for anything; pick Zoo Code if you would rather the source were readable. |
| El Crítico | 6.0 | 6.3 | Multi — Auto-approval is granted per category, so approving shell execution once approves every command in the class rather than the command in front of you. |
| El Profesor | 6.5 | 6.5 | no preference |
| La Inversora | 7.0 | 6.0 | Augment Code — Publishing a 40 percent service fee is either transparency or a confession, and exposing the index over MCP is a hedge toward becoming a component in other people's agents. |
| La Jefa | 6.8 | 5.0 | Augment Code — SOC 2 Type II, CMEK, audit trails and training exclusion on every plan, pooled usage to 50 seats, SSO and SCIM at Enterprise; approved with a spend ceiling. |
| El Hacker | 4.3 | 6.8 | Multi — Closed source, and it takes 27 providers and over a hundred models, including Copilot, Claude Code and Gemini CLI subscriptions that need no separate key, plus Ollama. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.