FuXivsRovo Dev
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
FuXi
FUXI · Terminal agent
#90MCP
Panel
5.87 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.0
- Usefulness
- 6.5
- Cost
- 7.3
- Longevity
- 4.3
“More than fifty built-in tools in one binary, which is either thoroughness or the longest permission prompt in this category.”
Rovo Dev
Atlassian · Terminal agent
#70MCP
Panel
6.10 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.7
- Usefulness
- 6.2
- Cost
- 5.5
- Longevity
- 7.0
“The first step to agentic coding at Atlassian is brew tap atlassian/homebrew-acli, which is also where some people stop.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | FuXi | Rovo Dev |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | Terminal agent | Terminal agent |
| Runs | local | local, cloud |
| 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 | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | Yes |
| Git operations | Yes/commit and /review create commits, review code and open pull requests. | Yes |
| Browser control | Yes | No |
| Sandboxed execution | No | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Yes | Yes |
| Headless / CI mode | Yes`fuxi setup-token` is documented specifically for headless and CI use. | Yes |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | any OpenAI-compatible provider, Anthropic, Gemini, Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex | Claude, GPT, Gemini |
| Bring your own model | Yes | No |
| Local models | YesA custom base_url is documented through config, the FUXI_BASE_URL environment variable and the -b/--base-url flag, which covers a locally hosted OpenAI-compatible server. | No |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | byok | seat |
| Starts at | $0/mo | $20/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Bring your own key | Yes | No |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | No | No |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| GitHub stars | 3,350 | n/a |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | FuXi | Rovo Dev | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 6.5 | 6.5 | no preference |
| El Crítico | 5.3 | 5.8 | Rovo Dev — The meter is 2,000 credits a month with overage at a cent each, and there is no sandbox, so a task that loops burns credits on your own machine. |
| El Profesor | 6.3 | 6.3 | no preference |
| La Inversora | 5.3 | 7.3 | Rovo Dev — Atlassian owns the ticket and the repo, and it is rolling free Rovo Dev credits into Jira Cloud plans, which is distribution being used as a weapon. |
| La Jefa | 5.0 | 7.0 | Rovo Dev — Sixty Standard seats is $1,200 a month before overage, the models run under zero-data-retention terms, and there is a 30-day trial, which is the right shape for a pilot. |
| El Hacker | 6.5 | 3.8 | FuXi — Closed source, but FUXI_BASE_URL or the -b flag points it at any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, which includes the server running on my own machine. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.