Qwen CodevsWarp
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
Qwen Code
Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) · Terminal agent
#19OSSMCP
Panel
6.80 spec wins
- Reliability
- 6.5
- Usefulness
- 6.8
- Cost
- 7.3
- Longevity
- 6.3
“Ships a Java SDK, which tells you precisely which enterprises Alibaba expects to pay for it.”
Warp
Warp · Terminal agent
#20OSSMCP
Panel
6.52 spec wins
- Reliability
- 6.5
- Usefulness
- 6.7
- Cost
- 5.5
- Longevity
- 7.2
“Scored 75.8 on SWE-bench Verified with a best-of-k wrapper, which is also how most of us get through code review.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | Qwen Code | Warp |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | Yes |
| Git operations | Yes | Yes |
| Browser control | YesThe first-party @qwen-code/chrome-bridge extension tunnels cdp_* frames from the `qwen serve` daemon into chrome.debugger so the agent drives a real Chrome tab, but console/network/screenshot/click tools need an external CDP MCP adapter set via QWEN_CDP_MCP_COMMAND, since none is bundled. | YesComputer Use environments bundle Chromium plus the Playwright CLI and can attach over CDP, so the agent navigates, clicks, fills forms and reads pages. |
| Sandboxed execution | YesTwo real isolation modes - macOS Seatbelt via sandbox-exec (default `permissive-open` profile) and container-based Docker/Podman with a published sandbox image (https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/sandbox/). | YesCloud runs execute in a containerized sandbox built from a Docker image with no access to the local machine; local interactive sessions are not sandboxed. |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Yes | Yes |
| Headless / CI mode | Yes | Yes |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Qwen3-Coder, OpenAI-compatible, Claude, Gemini | GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, open-weight models via Fireworks |
| Bring your own model | Yes | YesAny OpenAI-compatible endpoint (OpenRouter, LiteLLM, an internal gateway) plus BYO Anthropic, OpenAI or Google keys and custom routers. |
| Local models | Yes | YesOllama, LM Studio, vLLM and llama.cpp are supported through the custom inference endpoint, but only when exposed at a public URL via a tunnel, since localhost and private addresses are rejected. |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | byok | mixed |
| Starts at | n/a | $20/mo |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| GitHub stars | 28,271 | 65,338 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | Qwen Code | Warp | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 7.0 | 7.3 | Warp — Use Warp if you want an agent in the terminal you already open every morning, with a standalone CLI and cloud agents when you outgrow it, and read the credit table before you pick a plan. |
| El Crítico | 6.3 | 6.0 | Qwen Code — A daemon mode keeps an agent with a shell resident on your machine and there is no container sandbox in the product, so autonomy and your working tree share a directory. |
| El Profesor | 6.0 | 6.0 | no preference |
| La Inversora | 6.8 | 6.8 | no preference |
| La Jefa | 5.8 | 6.0 | Warp — SAML SSO and bring-your-own-key arrive at Business, $50 a seat with a 25-seat cap, so sixty engineers means Enterprise and a custom quote; approved with conditions. |
| El Hacker | 8.8 | 6.8 | Qwen Code — Apache-2.0, OPENAI_BASE_URL pointed at my own box, modelProviders in settings.json, and MCP servers with a command or an httpUrl; the whole thing is mine to fork. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.