What each one says about the other
These sentences were written about each tool on its own, before this page existed, and each names the other tool by name. They are quoted, not composed.
Warp on Crush · not for
A developer who wants a small binary and a local model should pick Crush or goose; Warp is a full desktop terminal with a cloud account behind it.
“A native desktop app for macOS, Linux, and Windows. A full CLI for terminal workflows. An API to embed it anywhere. Built in Rust for performance and portability.”
Crush and Warp, fact by fact
| Fact | Crush | Warp |
|---|---|---|
| StarsWarp has 36,854 more stars (2.3×). | 28,542Verified 8 Oct 2026 | 65,396Verified 8 Oct 2026 |
| Newest commitWarp committed 1 days more recently. | 6 Oct 20261 days old when we read itVerified 8 Oct 2026 | 8 Oct 20260 days old when we read itVerified 8 Oct 2026 |
| ContributorsWarp has 16 more contributors (1.1×). | 154Verified 8 Oct 2026 | 170Verified 8 Oct 2026 |
| LicenseOther against AGPL-3.0. | OtherVerified 8 Oct 2026 | AGPL-3.0Verified 8 Oct 2026 |
| Latest stable releaseBoth released on the same day. | v0.97.1published 29 Sep 2026Verified 8 Oct 2026 | v0.2026.06.03.09.49.stable_00published 3 Jun 2026Verified 8 Oct 2026 |
| npm downloads | 7,773 a week@charmland/crushVerified 8 Oct 2026 | not tracked for Warp |
| Homebrew installs | not tracked for Crush | 3,546 in 30 dayswarpVerified 8 Oct 2026 |
| Repository | charmbracelet/crushGoVerified 8 Oct 2026 | warpdotdev/warpRustVerified 8 Oct 2026 |
What we know about Crush
Crush is configured by a `crushrc` that is Bash, and it runs that Bash identically on Windows because Crush embeds its own Bash interpreter rather than calling the host shell.
“Because Crush has a native, built-in Bash interpreter, Bash-based config works identically across all platforms, including Windows.”
Code in a terminal on a platform the other agents skip: Crush ships first-class builds for Android, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD as well as macOS, Linux and Windows.
“- **Works Everywhere:** first-class support in every terminal on macOS, Linux, Windows (PowerShell and WSL), Android, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD”
Work in a typed language where the compiler knows more than the file: Crush attaches language servers, so `lsp add go --command "gopls"` feeds gopls output into the agent's context.
“- **LSP-Enhanced:** Crush uses LSPs for additional context, just like you do”
Start a task on an expensive model and finish it on a cheap one: Crush swaps the model mid-session and keeps the context.
“- **Flexible:** switch LLMs mid-session while preserving context”
Crush is not open source today: it ships under the Functional Source License 1.1, which bars any competing commercial use until each version turns MIT two years after release.
“A Permitted Purpose is any purpose other than a Competing Use. A Competing Use · means making the Software available to others in a commercial product or · service that: · 1. substitutes for the Software;”
A new model reaches Crush only when a separate repository merges it, because the default model list lives in Catwalk, not in Crush.
“Crush’s default model listing is managed in [Catwalk](https://github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk), a community-supported, open source repository of Crush-compatible models, and you’re welcome to contribute.”
Crush has no read-only planning mode: the request for Build and Plan modes has been open since 2025-12-28 with 61 reactions.
“Build / Plan Modes”
A team that needs an approval prompt on every shell command out of the box should pick Codex CLI or GitHub Copilot CLI.
“- **Full control:** Preview every action before execution — nothing happens without your explicit approval.”
What Crush costs
Charm Hyper, the provider built for Crush, gives 100 Hypercredits a month at $0 and 250 a day on a $20 monthly subscription; 1 Hypercredit is 5 cents.
“Hypercredits are the core of Hyper's usage-based pricing model, where credits map directly to token costs. 1 Hypercredit is currently 5¢, and they're distributed based on your subscription tier.”
What we know about Warp
Warp replaces the terminal itself rather than running inside one, and ships that client as open source — AGPL v3, with the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates under MIT.
“Warp's UI framework (the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates) are licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE-MIT). · The rest of the code in this repository is licensed under the [AGPL v3](LICENSE-AGPL).”
Keep the CLI agent you already use and change only the terminal: Warp runs Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI beside its own agent.
“[Warp](https://www.warp.dev) is an agentic development environment, born out of the terminal. Use Warp's built-in coding agent, or bring your own CLI agent (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and others).”
Budget one developer's agent spend to a flat $20 a month: the Build plan includes 1,500 credits, which Warp prices at $20 of agent usage at API rates.
“1,500 credits ($20 of included agent usage at API rates)”
Roll out to a team of up to 25 with SAML single sign-on and admin data controls, at $50 per user per month.
“For teams scaling AI-powered development (up to 25 seats)”
On the free plan you cannot switch telemetry off and keep the AI; only paid plans can opt out and still use it.
“Telemetry must be enabled to use AI features on the Free plan, while paid plans can opt out at any time and continue using Warp, including AI.”
Warp still will not talk to a local model: the request to support Ollama has been open since 2024-02-26 and carries 1,427 reactions, the most of any issue across these twelve tools.
“Make Warp work with Local Language Models (like Ollama models)”
It is heavy for a terminal you leave open: the memory-usage issue has been open since 2023-02-05 with 126 comments.
“High Memory Usage”
A developer who wants a small binary and a local model should pick Crush or goose; Warp is a full desktop terminal with a cloud account behind it.
“A native desktop app for macOS, Linux, and Windows. A full CLI for terminal workflows. An API to embed it anywhere. Built in Rust for performance and portability.”
What Warp costs
Warp is $0 on Free, $20 per month on Build, $200 per month on Max and $50 per user per month on Business; annual billing takes Build to $18 and Max to $180.
“Start free and scale as your team grows. Simple, transparent pricing with no surprises.”
The Max plan includes 18,000 credits, 12 times the usage included with Build.
“18,000 credits (12× the included usage of Build)”
Questions people ask
- Are Crush and Warp still maintained?
- Crush committed to charmbracelet/crush (main) on 6 Oct 2026. Warp committed to warpdotdev/warp (master) on 8 Oct 2026. Both readings come from the default branch of each repository, on the date shown beside them.
- What do Crush and Warp cost?
- Crush: Charm Hyper, the provider built for Crush, gives 100 Hypercredits a month at $0 and 250 a day on a $20 monthly subscription; 1 Hypercredit is 5 cents. Warp: Warp is $0 on Free, $20 per month on Build, $200 per month on Max and $50 per user per month on Business; annual billing takes Build to $18 and Max to $180. The Max plan includes 18,000 credits, 12 times the usage included with Build. Every figure here is quoted from the vendor's own page and linked beside the claim.
- Is Crush or Warp open source?
- Crush's repository charmbracelet/crush reports the Other licence. Warp's repository warpdotdev/warp reports the AGPL-3.0 licence. We read the licence GitHub reports for the repository, which is not the same question as whether the hosted product is free.
How we check this page
- Machine facts. Stars, contributors, the newest commit on the default branch, the licence GitHub reports and the latest stable release come from the GitHub API, and download counts from npm, PyPI, Homebrew and the VS Code Marketplace. Each value carries the day it was last confirmed, never the day this page was built. The line under each label is arithmetic on those two values.
- Judgments. Every claim about what a tool suits, what it is bad at and what it costs is quoted from a page we read, and that page is linked beside the claim. Where there is no link, we wrote no claim.
- Index status. Both Crush and Warp carry claims we read, quoted and linked. So this page is offered to search engines.
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