DifyvsQwen-Agent
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
Dify
LangGenius · Agent framework
OSSMCP
Panel
7.72 spec wins
- Reliability
- 7.5
- Usefulness
- 7.8
- Cost
- 7.5
- Longevity
- 7.8
“It integrates hundreds of models, which is one very effective way to avoid ever choosing one.”
Qwen-Agent
Alibaba (Qwen) · Agent framework
OSSMCP
Panel
7.62 spec wins
- Reliability
- 7.3
- Usefulness
- 7.0
- Cost
- 8.2
- Longevity
- 7.8
“The Browser Assistant reads whatever page you are currently on, so it has seen the documentation you were pretending to read.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | Dify | Qwen-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | Agent framework | Agent framework |
| Runs | local, cloud | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows, web | macos, linux, windows |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | No | YesThrough the code_interpreter extra, which writes and executes code rather than exposing a general shell. |
| Multi-file edits | No | No |
| Git operations | No | No |
| Browser control | No | YesThe Browser Assistant example ships as a Chrome extension that reads the page the user is on. |
| Sandboxed execution | No | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Yes | No |
| Headless / CI mode | No | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | any | Qwen, Qwen3.5, DashScope, OpenAI-compatible endpoints |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | Yes | YesQwen-Agent talks to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so a self-hosted Qwen server works. |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | mixed | byok |
| Starts at | n/a | $0/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | Dify Open Source License (Apache-2.0 with additional conditions) | Apache-2.0 |
| GitHub stars | 157,708 | 17,136 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | Dify | Qwen-Agent | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 8.0 | 8.0 | no preference |
| El Crítico | 7.3 | 6.8 | Dify — The canvas is the source of truth, and a graph edited by dragging does not appear in a pull request, so the review culture around it has to be invented from nothing. |
| El Profesor | 7.8 | 7.0 | Dify — Retrieval, model management and orchestration are separated into distinct subsystems, and finished workflows are exposed over OpenAPI, so an application becomes a callable service. |
| La Inversora | 8.0 | 8.5 | Qwen-Agent — 17,063 stars and a trillion-dollar owner. This is not a product, it is customer acquisition for a model business, and it has been running since September 2023. |
| La Jefa | 7.3 | 7.0 | Dify — Self-hosting costs infrastructure and an owner; the hosted Team plan is $1,590 a year, which is trivial, and everything my security review needs sits in the tier priced by conversation. |
| El Hacker | 7.8 | 8.3 | Qwen-Agent — Apache-2.0, one pip install with the extras I choose, MCP support in the framework, and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint means a self-hosted model of the same family runs the whole thing. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.