Codewhale vs planning-with-files

Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools

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Codewhaleopen-source

Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome.

Persistent file-based planning for AI coding agents and long-running tasks. Crash-proof markdown plans, session recovery after /clear and compaction, per-turn r

Metrics

Codewhaleplanning-with-files
Stars41.0k27.2k
Star velocity /mo3.4k2.3k
Commits (90d)7.6k237
Releases (6m)1010
Overall score0.92906677886610880.8039568963116691

FAQ

Which is more popular, Codewhale or planning-with-files?
Codewhale has more GitHub stars (41,044 vs 27,205).
Which is more actively developed, Codewhale or planning-with-files?
Codewhale had more commits in the last 90 days (7,632 vs 237).
Should I use Codewhale or planning-with-files?
Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.