Pick Warp if
developers who live in a terminal and want an included monthly agent-usage allowance.
Read the Warp pageWarp vs Wave Terminal
Our take
Pick Warp if developers who live in a terminal and want an included monthly agent-usage allowance. Pick Wave Terminal if developers who will stay on Apache Wave at $0 — not Warp Build $20 first unless they want a hosted agent allowance.
Best for
Warp Run shell commands and an agent in the same window
Wave Terminal See the folder next to the prompt at $0
Free plan
Warp $0 · /month. Core terminal; Agent CLI; pay-as-you-go extra agent usage; BYO inference; limited cloud agents
Wave Terminal $0 · apache-2.0. Download from the site or GitHub releases
Lowest paid
Warp Build $20/mo yearly, or $20 monthly
Wave Terminal Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Warp Business $50/user/mo
Wave Terminal
Coding agent
Warp Agent Mode
Wave Terminal
Runs where
Warp Terminal; models hosted
Wave Terminal
Watch out
Warp Included usage is a dollar allowance
Wave Terminal AI features still need a model key
Last checked
Warp 2026-10-22 · warp.dev/pricing
Wave Terminal 2026-10-26 · waveterm.dev
Which one, then?
Pick Wave Terminal if
developers who will stay on Apache Wave at $0 — not Warp Build $20 first unless they want a hosted agent allowance.
Read the Wave Terminal page