Docker AgentvsQwen-Agent
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
Docker Agent
Docker · Agent framework
OSSMCP
Panel
7.64 spec wins
- Reliability
- 7.2
- Usefulness
- 7.2
- Cost
- 8.3
- Longevity
- 7.7
“Its harness mode delegates the actual coding to Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode, which is delegation all the way down.”
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 | Docker Agent | Qwen-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | Agent framework | Agent framework |
| Runs | local | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | macos, linux, windows |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | YesThrough the code_interpreter extra, which writes and executes code rather than exposing a general shell. |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | No |
| Git operations | No | No |
| Browser control | NoOnly a GET-only fetch tool is documented; there is no browser automation. | YesThe Browser Assistant example ships as a Chrome extension that reads the page the user is on. |
| Sandboxed execution | NoMCP toolsets can be run as Docker containers, but the built-in shell tool executes arbitrary commands in the user's own environment rather than in a sandbox. | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Yes | No |
| Headless / CI mode | Yes`docker agent serve api` is documented for CI/CD integration, with SSE streaming and a session database. | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Amazon Bedrock, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, Groq, Cerebras, Together, Fireworks, OpenRouter, Moonshot, MiniMax, GitHub Copilot, Docker Model Runner | Qwen, Qwen3.5, DashScope, OpenAI-compatible endpoints |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | YesThrough the dmr (Docker Model Runner), local and custom provider types. | YesQwen-Agent talks to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so a self-hosted Qwen server works. |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | byok | byok |
| Starts at | $0/mo | $0/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| GitHub stars | 3,371 | 17,136 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | Docker Agent | Qwen-Agent | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 7.5 | 8.0 | Qwen-Agent — Pick Qwen-Agent if you are building on Qwen models and want the framework the vendor uses itself; pick a neutral framework if you expect to change model families next year. |
| El Crítico | 7.0 | 6.8 | Docker Agent — The built-in shell tool runs commands in your own environment, not in a container, which is precisely the assumption this product's name invites you to make. |
| El Profesor | 7.5 | 7.0 | Docker Agent — Agents are pushed and pulled as OCI artifacts, so versioning and distribution reuse an existing standard instead of inventing a registry. |
| La Inversora | 7.5 | 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 | 7.5 | 7.0 | Docker Agent — It is already inside a product we license, so rollout is a memo, and a documented serve command with session storage means it can sit in a pipeline. |
| El Hacker | 8.5 | 8.3 | Docker Agent — Apache-2.0, the agent is a YAML file I keep in the repo, and local, remote or containerised MCP servers all attach to it the same way. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.