Easy LLM CLIvsSolonCode
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
Easy LLM CLI
ConardLi · Terminal agent
#197OSSMCP
Panel
6.10 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.5
- Usefulness
- 6.2
- Cost
- 8.2
- Longevity
- 4.7
“You can hand it a PDF and get an application back, which is either the future or a very expensive way to read a PDF.”
SolonCode
OpenSolon · Terminal agent
#77OSSMCP
Panel
6.02 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.5
- Usefulness
- 5.8
- Cost
- 7.0
- Longevity
- 5.8
“The command line ships pointed at a cheap default model, which is the most realistic assumption any of these tools has made about its users.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | Easy LLM CLI | SolonCode |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | Terminal agent | Terminal agent |
| Runs | local | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | macos, linux, windows, web |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | Yes |
| Git operations | YesDocumented as shell-driven work on the repository, such as querying pull requests and handling complex rebases, rather than a dedicated git integration. | YesThe desktop workspace shows Git changes alongside the editor and terminal. |
| Browser control | No | Yessoloncode web serves the agent UI over HTTP; the README does not describe a browser-driving tool. |
| Sandboxed execution | No | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | No | YesAgents are one of the extensible runtime types and are addressed with @ in the CLI; the README's own worked example asks it to design an agent team. |
| Headless / CI mode | No | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Gemini, OpenAI, Claude (via OpenRouter), Qwen, DeepSeek, Doubao, Kimi, any OpenAI-compatible endpoint | deepseek-v4-flash, any configured provider |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | YesCUSTOM_LLM_ENDPOINT accepts any OpenAI-format base URL; the README's own test matrix includes locally deployed vLLM and Ollama models. | YesModel providers are configured freely on the Settings page, so a local endpoint 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 | MIT |
| GitHub stars | 1,317 | n/a |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | Easy LLM CLI | SolonCode | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 6.8 | 6.5 | Easy LLM CLI — Pick it if you already know the Gemini CLI workflow and want a different model behind it; stay on the original if Gemini was the model you wanted anyway. |
| El Crítico | 5.8 | 5.0 | Easy LLM CLI — It is a fork of a fast-moving upstream project, and nothing in the repository states how or how often it is rebased, so the gap is invisible until something is missing. |
| El Profesor | 6.0 | 6.0 | no preference |
| La Inversora | 5.8 | 6.0 | SolonCode — A framework team shipping an agent, published on a domestic code host first with a mirror abroad, and released in February 2026 with no adoption recorded yet. |
| La Jefa | 5.3 | 5.3 | no preference |
| El Hacker | 7.3 | 7.5 | SolonCode — MIT, and it speaks the tool protocol, OpenAPI, the language server protocol and the agent protocol, with a settings page that takes a local endpoint. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.