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title: Grok Build alternatives
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# Grok Build alternatives

> Every tool toolweight compares against Grok Build, ranked on default weights and fully sourced.

## Alternatives

### As a coding agents

| # | Alternative | Score | One-liner | Head to head |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [opencode](https://toolweight.com/options/opencode) | 84.8 | Provider-agnostic open-source TUI with a client/server split and LSP awareness. | https://toolweight.com/vs/grok-build-vs-opencode |
| 2 | [Claude Code](https://toolweight.com/options/claude-code) | 80.0 | Anthropic's terminal-first agent, with IDE, web and GitHub Action surfaces. | https://toolweight.com/vs/claude-code-vs-grok-build |
| 3 | [Codex CLI](https://toolweight.com/options/codex-cli) | 76.0 | OpenAI's open-source Rust agent, with the strongest local sandboxing on this page. | https://toolweight.com/vs/codex-cli-vs-grok-build |
| 4 | [Goose](https://toolweight.com/options/goose) | 75.7 | Block's Apache-2.0 agent, MCP-native from the start, as both a CLI and a desktop app. | https://toolweight.com/vs/goose-vs-grok-build |
| 5 | [Cursor](https://toolweight.com/options/cursor) | 75.5 | VS Code fork with a real codebase index, background cloud agents and a CLI. | https://toolweight.com/vs/cursor-vs-grok-build |
| 6 | [GitHub Copilot (Agent HQ)](https://toolweight.com/options/github-copilot) | 73.7 | Copilot's coding agent plus a control plane for running third-party agents on your repos. | https://toolweight.com/vs/github-copilot-vs-grok-build |
| 7 | [Kilo Code](https://toolweight.com/options/kilo-code) | 72.8 | Open-source VS Code agent in the Cline/Roo lineage, with an orchestrator mode and a CLI. | https://toolweight.com/vs/grok-build-vs-kilo-code |
| 8 | [Gemini CLI](https://toolweight.com/options/gemini-cli) | 72.6 | Apache-2.0 terminal agent from Google with an unusually generous free tier. | https://toolweight.com/vs/gemini-cli-vs-grok-build |
| 9 | [Qwen Code](https://toolweight.com/options/qwen-code) | 66.6 | Apache-2.0 Gemini CLI fork tuned for Qwen3-Coder, with a large free daily quota. | https://toolweight.com/vs/grok-build-vs-qwen-code |
| 10 | [Cline](https://toolweight.com/options/cline) | 64.8 | Open-source VS Code and JetBrains agent built around an explicit plan/act split. | https://toolweight.com/vs/cline-vs-grok-build |
| 11 | [DIY harness](https://toolweight.com/options/diy-harness) | 59.8 | Your own loop over a model API with an agent SDK, the build-it-yourself reference point. | https://toolweight.com/vs/diy-harness-vs-grok-build |
| 12 | [Zed](https://toolweight.com/options/zed) | 58.0 | GPL-licensed Rust editor whose agent panel can host Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI. | https://toolweight.com/vs/grok-build-vs-zed |
| 13 | [Aider](https://toolweight.com/options/aider) | 57.0 | Minimal terminal pair-programmer with a tree-sitter repo map and automatic git commits. | https://toolweight.com/vs/aider-vs-grok-build |
| 14 | [Windsurf](https://toolweight.com/options/windsurf) | 53.5 | Agentic IDE built around Cascade, now owned by Cognition after a turbulent 2025. | https://toolweight.com/vs/grok-build-vs-windsurf |
| 15 | [Devin](https://toolweight.com/options/devin) | 48.9 | Fully delegated cloud engineer: file a task in Slack or the web app, get a PR back. | https://toolweight.com/vs/devin-vs-grok-build |
| 16 | [Amp](https://toolweight.com/options/amp) | 44.2 | Sourcegraph's opinionated agent with no model picker and an ad-supported free tier. | https://toolweight.com/vs/amp-vs-grok-build |

Full field-by-field provenance: https://toolweight.com/compare/coding-agents.md

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