# Pi (Earendil Works (open source))

Feedback Bench, coding agents, built 2026-10-19, window 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-18. Web page: https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/#/agent/pi

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank | 4 of 17 (rank range 2–4) |
| Feedback Score | 62.4 (95% interval 60.7–63.8) |
| Popularity | 0.641 (share of voice 2.90%) |
| Customer love | 0.596 (95% interval 0.582–0.610) |
| Place | Popularity 6th of 17 × Customer love 2nd of 17 |
| Top quadrant | yes |
| Users | 4448 |
| Posts counted | 10994 |
| Posts that judge the agent | 2710 |
| Criteria ranking high / low | 16 / 1 of 63 |

## The brief

Written by large language models from this page's numbers and the posts it quotes, then checked: every number in the text is in the build. Interpretation, not measurement.

Pi is a minimal harness that users build into their own tool. Much of what it does depends on extensions they pick or write. That is the main reason people choose it, and it is also where its weak spots come from. MCP and plugins make up 17% of what its users rate, against 2.4% for other agents. Subagents pull it down. Pi ranks 9th of 10 there, and users call the subagent packages bloated. Against Claude Code, users favour Pi 28 to 8. Against OpenCode and OpenAI Codex the split is close.

### Why people choose it

- **Extensions let users shape the harness** ([MCP and plugins work](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md)). 7.2×: 17% of what users rate, 7.2× the rate for other agents. Ranks 1st of 9 on “MCP and plugins work”. Users write their own extensions, prompt templates and packages. Some reuse Pi's hooks instead of building a harness from scratch. Users say MCP's deferred mode adds tools on demand, so the tools do not fill the context by default.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-09, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “that's so true. i like how it let's one customize the harness to be exactly how they want it. unlike the other already prebuilt harnesses. i've even built myself a web gui extension that lets me spawn specialist agents to help with my 9-5 tickets and my own hobby side projects.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x1tqg5/pi_is_linuxvimcjsk8s_of_the_ai_harnesses_world/pewqzr9/)
  - 2026-10-03, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i also just added my first mcp. as said earlier, you need to configure it! i think 5he "deferred" mode is a nice take! i like being able to add tools on demand, but they won't pollute the context by default.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wtywli/pi_new_mcp_codemode/pdmajm7/)
- **Handles a wide range of work** ([Quality of work](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.md)). 5th: of 14 on “Quality of work”. 27% of what users rate. Posts describe users building apps, running long jobs and using Pi for work beyond coding, often with the pi-durable package. Some say long runs finish without the stalls they had in other tools.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-13, r/LocalLLaMA (Reddit): “i gave up on opencode, i had to tell it to continue everytime, after compaction it was sometime starting everything from zero because all the reflexion has been compacted . moved to pi agent, never had a single issue. my agent can run for hours without issue.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1x3n8ex/opencode_2026_is_out_if_you_need_to_constantly/pgfxx1b/)
  - 2026-10-11, @pidotdev (X): “@khudonogov @henriquebastos @pidotdev you can use pi for everything. i'm using it for agentic video generation where the agent has access to comfyui for example. or research. it can do anything the other harnesses can do” [source](https://twitter.com/969598603869282305/status/2109234409358467327)
- **Compaction keeps long sessions on track** ([Compaction keeps what matters](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.compaction.md)). 6.5×: 5% of what users rate, 6.5× the rate for other agents. Ranks 1st of 5 on “Compaction keeps what matters”. Users recommend compaction packages such as pi-vcc and pi-blackhole to each other, and they set their own thresholds. Some report lower token use when they compact earlier without losing context.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-09-21, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “nah, i wouldn't bother. pi-vcc on the other hand, absolutely. it turns compaction into a 1-2 second affair, even with 27b on xhigh.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wlpj30/lord_forgive_me_for_the_time_i_wasted/pb4snq0/)
  - 2026-09-25, @pidotdev (X): “read some code of @pidotdev . it compacts session summary really well which reduces input token consumption nearly ~50% ( in some cases).” [source](https://twitter.com/1326554840042934273/status/2103624224145617404)

### Why people leave

- **Subagent packages feel bloated** ([Subagents work well](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.multi_agent_orchestration.md)). 1.9×: 8% of what users rate, 1.9× the rate for other agents. Ranks 9th of 10 on “Subagents work well”. Users say the subagent extension adds many tools and a long prompt to every session, and some remove it. Others say subagents slow work down on local hardware, or that models try and fail once before they delegate.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-09-30, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “the pi subagents extension is indeed bloated. it carries around 60 different parameters and its prompt is >20k” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wtx1tz/pi_is_becoming_bloated/pd3evti/)
  - 2026-10-17, @pidotdev (X): “just removed a subagent package from my coding agent setup. it was exposing 15 tools in every session and was only compatible with 1 harness i.e. @pidotdev . replaced with a cli that just spawns agents in @herdrdev giving me full cross compatibility between claude code and pi.” [source](https://twitter.com/2030100224539250689/status/2111357990054080971)

### Head to head

- **Pi vs OpenCode**: Pi ahead in 25 of 48 posts that pick a side, 34 even. Pi comes out ahead in 25 of 82 posts and OpenCode in 23. Users who prefer OpenCode cite polish, fast startup and an easier start. Users who prefer Pi cite long runs and lower token use. In Pi's own subreddit, OpenCode leads 17 to 13.
  - 2026-10-02, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i think its an awesome idea and works pretty good. but i think opencode is more polished, which makes since as its pretty bare bones on purpose. ill keep using it for side projects for sure” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wsvzkp/pi_is_hallucinating_all_types_of_ways/pdcdp4u/)
  - 2026-09-21, r/opencode (Reddit): “i started using pi agent instead of opencode - it is much better in tokens consumption, it has also some plugins to decrease using tokens - compacting context before sending on each call , and some other methods to effectively code with lower tokens consumption.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wm7pi6/what_the_hell_is_going_on_with_deepseek/pb7mjre/)
- **Pi vs Claude Code**: Pi ahead in 28 of 36 posts that pick a side, 13 even. Pi comes out ahead in 28 of 49 posts and Claude Code in 8. Users who prefer Pi call Claude Code bloated and opaque, and they describe lower costs per task.
  - 2026-10-13, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “the reason i use pi is because claude code is bloated and non-transparent, so whats the point of configuring it back? the magic is mostly on the llm side, and harness should be as thin and as cost efficient as possible.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x43is7/how_to_set_up_pi_like_claude_code/pgf675q/)
  - 2026-10-13, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “thanks! frankly i just wanted something for work that isn’t claude code since we’re constrained on api usage at the moment. this as well as just normal base pi are ~2x cheaper on costs per task generally compared to claude code.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x547li/dev_workflow_beyond_traditional_harnesses/pgk5wxf/)
- **Pi vs OpenAI Codex**: Pi ahead in 18 of 33 posts that pick a side, 27 even. Pi comes out ahead in 18 of 60 posts and OpenAI Codex in 15. Users who prefer Pi cite customization and lower token use. Users who prefer Codex say OpenAI models work better in Codex, and they miss its interface and computer use.
  - 2026-09-10, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “yeah i mean i literally feel like i get 1.5x usage than codex with the same subscription. i’ve measured it multiple times and pi costs me 40-50% less on the same tasks compared to codex.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wcj9bg/who_uses_pi_what_do_you_like_about_it/p8zaao8/)
  - 2026-10-14, @pidotdev (X): “@pidotdev @openai why does openai models work way better in their native haness... its night and day difference. pi is the better harness but the models just does everything better in codex cli.” [source](https://twitter.com/3420976349/status/2110480169555136999)

### What would move its score

Rule: For each area where an agent's customer love is below the category norm: the Feedback Score and rank it would have if that one area were at the norm (0.5) and everything else stayed the same, computed with the same formula as the ranking. An area's pull follows its weight, so an area many users of the category rate moves the score more than one they rarely mention.

No area would move the Feedback Score. Every area already sits at or above the category norm, so moving one to the norm changes nothing. The weakest criterion is subagents, where Pi ranks 9th of 10.

### Six weeks

Users peaked at 1,331 in the week of 28 September, when Claude Sonnet 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol and Gemini 4 Argon came out. They fell to 557 in the last week. Rank slipped from 3rd to 6th. Share of voice stayed at 2% to 4%.

## Top requests

What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 593 user-weeks ask for something. Requests do not change the Feedback Score. Rule: A separate pass by a large language model reads every counted post and extracts what the user asks the agent or its vendor to add or change, with the criteria it maps to and a short normalised wording; it does not touch the labels or the Feedback Score. A large language model groups the wordings within each criterion (the first criterion the request maps to) into themes, and a second pass merges themes that ask for the same change under different criteria; a merged theme sits under the criterion most of its requests map to, and code counts it once. A theme counts distinct user-weeks that ask for it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Themes asked in fewer than 2 user-weeks, and requests that share no theme, are not shown. Examples: up to 3 posts per theme from different users, without slurs: whole posts of 60 to 450 characters with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, posts of at most 280 characters first, then the newest.

| Rank | Request | Criterion | User-weeks | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude subscription usable in third-party harnesses | [Using an existing subscription across tools](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md) | 24 | 24 |
| 2 | MCP as optional plugin, not core | [MCP servers, plugins, skills and hooks](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md) | 14 | 15 |
| 3 | Built-in first-class subagent orchestration | [Subagents, parallel agents and orchestrators](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.multi_agent_orchestration.md) | 12 | 15 |
| 4 | Subscriptions usable in third-party harnesses | [Using an existing subscription across tools](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md) | 11 | 11 |
| 5 | Minimal core with features as optional extensions | [MCP servers, plugins, skills and hooks](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md) | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | Dedicated desktop app | [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | Configurable multi-model agent teams with roles | [Subagents, parallel agents and orchestrators](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.multi_agent_orchestration.md) | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | General MCP server support | [MCP servers, plugins, skills and hooks](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md) | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Subagent activity visibility | [Subagents, parallel agents and orchestrators](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.multi_agent_orchestration.md) | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Configurable keyboard shortcuts | [How the interface shows work, and what the user can configure](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.display_settings.md) | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Multi-provider model support | [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | Rewind session to checkpoint with code revert | [Saving, switching, resuming and rewinding sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.session_history.md) | 5 | 5 |

### 1. Claude subscription usable in third-party harnesses

- Pi, 2026-10-08, @pidotdev (X): “@claudedevs when can i use my claude subscription in @pidotdev now” [source](https://twitter.com/1092126148434190336/status/2107994037596873172)
- Pi, 2026-10-05, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i too got frustrated with openai and canceled. but claude won’t get my money unless they allow 3rd party harnesses. so i went with chinese models. and they are working great for the tools that i build.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wykxe7/claude_sub_with_pi/pe3m3f7/)
- Pi, 2026-10-05, @pidotdev (X): “come on, @anthropicai let me use my claudes in @pidotdev again, new openai models are so flakey” [source](https://twitter.com/1416500532/status/2107214397924098059)

### 2. MCP as optional plugin, not core

- Pi, 2026-10-06, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “sadly now its adding mcp natively (not even disabled by default and with codemode that who knows which model is pre trained to use that) who knows what will be added tomorrow” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wydpe0/now_that_everyone_is_making_harness_tierlists/pe4zxlw/)
- Pi, 2026-10-04, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “whatever. just fork old version without mcp. and do everything with plugins.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wvaw9r/pi_10_earendil/pdsflwn/)
- Pi, 2026-10-03, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “thank you. that really helps. i guess i can see how chaining mcps might be useful but still seems like this, at best, should have been a plugin rather than a built in feature.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wtxc1d/what_does_everyone_think_about_codemode/pdk5c65/)

### 3. Built-in first-class subagent orchestration

- Pi, 2026-10-10, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “its one of the best arguments for features moving into the core. still want to be able to toggle things on or off, but one subagent api would allow deeper integration without reimplementing features” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wzgr8b/pioptchat_never_compact_again_endless_chat_as_a/pf4jdqp/)
- Pi, 2026-10-08, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “yeah. although support for basic stuff such as sub-agent orchestration, plugins, auto-mode which come built-in in most other harnesses should come first.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x0jnrx/is_there_a_prepackaged_pi_distribution_like/pel783r/)
- Pi, 2026-10-02, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “controversial but if they added native subagents (or a first party extension) - it’d be complete out of the box for most enterprises” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wvaw9r/pi_10_earendil/pdbpal0/)

### 4. Subscriptions usable in third-party harnesses

- Pi, 2026-10-14, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “gemini 4 is out. a lot of people like it. any chance we can use a plan with pi? or are we being forced to use antigravity?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x5vm0p/argon/)
- Pi, 2026-10-13, @pidotdev (X): “every single ai provider needs to support @pidotdev and other open source option of a harness. it's ide wars all over again and we can't afford to be locked into another xcode or visual studio, people!” [source](https://twitter.com/294128521/status/2110039781178482956)
- Pi, 2026-10-01, @pidotdev (X): “since moving my codex sessions to @pidotdev i'm noticing my quota is moving a lot slower than before and i'm getting just as much quality work done. thanks i guess to pi and @openai for letting us use my sub in non-official harnesses. (want to do this next, @anthropicai?)” [source](https://twitter.com/802967252/status/2105624400451993783)

### 5. Minimal core with features as optional extensions

- Pi, 2026-10-03, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i don't use mcps so the new changes didn't impact me in this area. however, i hope that non-core features are toggleable (even if through command line flags) so we can disable what we don't need.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wwllzb/will_pi_add_builtin_subagents_or_sandboxes/pdm71g8/)
- Pi, 2026-10-03, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “why? add it youselft, there are plenty of them :) let pi be minimalistic” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wwllzb/will_pi_add_builtin_subagents_or_sandboxes/pdlnuol/)
- Pi, 2026-10-01, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “ah then that's an issue, honestly all these should have been left out as a part of extensions i think” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wtx1tz/pi_is_becoming_bloated/pd6meyh/)

### 6. Dedicated desktop app

- Pi, 2026-10-01, @pidotdev (X): “@pidotdev when will the desktop version be released? i want the desktop version.” [source](https://twitter.com/1651427161470046209/status/2105792421569429975)
- Pi, 2026-09-27, @pidotdev (X): “genuinely believe a solid desktop app will unlock a crazy amount of new users on to @pidotdev, and excited that pi-gui can play a part in that. it has to be a desktop app focused on pi though, because pi has unique features like /tree and extensions that have to be showcased.” [source](https://twitter.com/1689423238173007873/status/2104240272628404326)

### 7. Configurable multi-model agent teams with roles

- Pi, 2026-09-25, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “use it once and given up. it can not work like build up an agent teams and let different session collobration together.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wogo23/has_anyone_tried_piintercom/pbxuqz1/)
- Pi, 2026-09-22, @pidotdev (X): “@pidotdev @indydevdan composable ai developer workflows with custom pi agents. maybe some "primitive" agents that can be built into pi agent teams, particularly for sdlc workflows” [source](https://twitter.com/2758152969/status/2102415098987888922)
- Pi, 2026-09-14, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i'm not convinced that subagents have much value, and quite possibly they cause harm. [link] what i do want better tools for is specific jobs. eg. always running a simplify loop at the end of task, but doing it with a different model or different thinking level.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wfvpzk/i_stopped_treating_subagents_as_disposable/p9q2jwa/)

### 8. General MCP server support

- Pi, 2026-10-11, @pidotdev (X): “@harshil1712 @pidotdev @cloudflaredev yeah that was a question i had, is it possible to connect a mcp to the pi durable harness?” [source](https://twitter.com/801745723947675648/status/2109318560036126966)
- Pi, 2026-09-30, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “with mcp current state and adaptation by everyone it makes sense to have it as default in pi.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wtx1tz/pi_is_becoming_bloated/pcyjrix/)
- Pi, 2026-09-30, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “do you pi just because you wanna be niche? mcp is a protocol that should be standardized and having different extensions for it is in my opinion not needed. it has generally important usecases combined with codemode and the models training are going in that trend, so not having it by default will make pi less optimal by default. and even then, you can disable it if you want. minimalism just for the sake of it is not the way to go.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wtx1tz/pi_is_becoming_bloated/pcywvd7/)

### 9. Subagent activity visibility

- Pi, 2026-09-25, @pidotdev (X): “@pidotdev also - `pi -p` opens a background subagent. any chance of a foreground subagent? i want a window that opens up on top of my existing pi window, and when i finish it closes itself, drops me back to the previous window with a summary or whatever. call stack :)” [source](https://twitter.com/1678448492690419712/status/2103526499588690092)
- Pi, 2026-10-04, @pidotdev (X): “@championswimmer @pidotdev the subagent status ui is spot on. the pitfalls i've encountered: forking with inherited biases, and if it goes off track, i have to go back and check who infected it; fresh 0-context also leads to repetitive work. so just showing who is running is not enough; it's best to label the context source and budget, making it easy to distinguish which are inherited and which are blank.” [source](https://twitter.com/1692146406914760704/status/2106871968633135126)
- Pi, 2026-09-18, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “seeing the subagent breakdown would be something i'd use. raw token count tells me who was expensive, but i also want to know whether that subagent completed its job or just wandered around for 20 calls. that’s something i look at through braintrust when searching through agent traces, and having a local pi view of it would also be useful.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wj4flu/i_built_pi_session_inspector_to_see_where_my/pakqbs5/)

### 10. Configurable keyboard shortcuts

- Pi, 2026-10-08, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “can we have a key stoke to quickly scroll back to the beginning of latest pi reply?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x0ofwy/github_vimmodepi_vim_modal_editor_for_pis_tui/pemos6v/)
- Pi, 2026-09-24, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “can you avoid shortcuts with alt - i am a mac user, and alt doesn’t work :(” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wp0net/pi_atelier_update_redesigned_composer_git_status/pbt3p05/)
- Pi, 2026-09-13, @pidotdev (X): “@tianyi_gc @pidotdev - **add a markdown formatting ribbon:** offer an extended formatting toolbar that users can enable in settings. - **add a configurable global shortcut:** let users set a shortcut, such as ⌃space, to bring cydonia into focus.” [source](https://twitter.com/1726013725654556672/status/2099174189991157876)

### 11. Multi-provider model support

- Pi, 2026-09-29, @pidotdev (X): “this is also cool, but you know what is even cooler? allowing enterprise teams to run @pidotdev against whatever model they like with no dumb vendor limitations. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/303129822/status/2105040588110483882)
- Pi, 2026-09-24, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “this looks really useful, also for getting better at prompting and planning as a human :) yes pi support would be great, i use multiple harnesses on the same project” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wp7uqr/would_you_guys_find_this_tool_useful/pbt2y1e/)
- Pi, 2026-09-23, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “make it work with von too. and automate calibration to you pi sessions.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wnl7da/pi_can_now_use_jev_and_more/pbiylzx/)

### 12. Rewind session to checkpoint with code revert

- Pi, 2026-09-26, @pidotdev (X): “@pidotdev @pidotdev the ability to undo your code changes / updates when you move back with the /timeline feature pls 😃” [source](https://twitter.com/1579853783290580993/status/2103793570155237673)
- Pi, 2026-09-23, @pidotdev (X): “i can't believe no major harness has adopted `/tree` from @pidotdev. some have forks, but man i miss `/tree` so much in codex and @chatgpt. i wish each message had a "rollback" button, which would summarize the tail of the chat up to the selected message.” [source](https://twitter.com/15790969/status/2102812042272874506)
- Pi, 2026-09-09, @pidotdev (X): “@pidotdev can you pls add easy way to restore checkpoint feature to go back in conversation and restart” [source](https://twitter.com/2086150037726539776/status/2097709557414072689)

## Ranks highest on

Single prompt, model or effort level consumes disproportionate quota (1st of 12), MCP servers, plugins, skills and hooks (1st of 9), Context compaction keeps what matters, cheaply and quickly (1st of 5)

## Ranks lowest on

Subagents, parallel agents and orchestrators (9th of 10)

Position on a criterion: its place among the agents with at least 30 rated user-weeks there, ordered by customer love. It ranks high when both its position and its 95% interval put it in the top half, low when both put it in the bottom half; neither otherwise, or when fewer than 4 agents qualify.

## All 63 criteria

Criterion love: 0.5 is the category norm. n: rated user-weeks.

### Paying and limits: 2nd of 13 (customer love 0.650, n 275)

Users talk about price less often than they do for other agents, and praise outnumbers complaints. Pi ranks 1st of 12 on usage quota, and users credit its low token use. Opinion splits on using a subscription in other tools, with praise and complaints almost even.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Single prompt, model or effort level consumes disproportionate quota](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.burn_rate.md) | 1st of 12 | 0.639 | 0.604–0.668 | 118 | 66 | 52 |
| [Using an existing subscription across tools](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md) | 4th of 8 | 0.512 | 0.488–0.537 | 65 | 33 | 32 |
| [Prompt cache hits, misses and invalidation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.prompt_cache.md) | 1st of 4 | 0.541 | 0.516–0.570 | 50 | 29 | 21 |
| [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | 3rd of 12 | 0.547 | 0.529–0.566 | 38 | 32 | 6 |
| [Usage meter visibility and accuracy](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.usage_meter.md) | Too few posts | 0.528 | 0.505–0.557 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| [Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.free_tier.md) | Too few posts | 0.506 | 0.500–0.514 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| [Short rolling usage window blocks or interrupts work](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.window_interrupts_work.md) | Too few posts | 0.504 | 0.494–0.522 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | Too few posts | 0.496 | 0.492–0.499 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| [Pay-as-you-go overage, fallback billing and spend caps](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.overage_charges.md) | Too few posts | 0.498 | 0.494–0.500 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| [Price, allowance or plan terms changed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.allowance_change.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.498–0.500 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| [Pricing and plan terms stated clearly and consistently](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.pricing_clarity.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.500–0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-13, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “thanks! frankly i just wanted something for work that isn’t claude code since we’re constrained on api usage at the moment. this as well as just normal base pi are ~2x cheaper on costs per task generally compared to claude code.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x547li/dev_workflow_beyond_traditional_harnesses/pgk5wxf/)
- Praise, 2026-10-08, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “10x sounds crazy but it actually is that good, not to mention the usage. i can run one opus medium session through the entire 5 hr limit without it stopping.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x11zga/100_to_spend_codex_or_claude/pept7tv/)
- Praise, 2026-10-08, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “oh and other thing. i just pay the 20 monthly subcription and it works for all my coding needs. i use it quite enough and havent had any problems with my $20 monthly subscription.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x11zga/100_to_spend_codex_or_claude/pepxlc9/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, @pidotdev (X): “started tracking cache misses in @pidotdev and amazed at how often i miss cache :/ [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1586651690148671488/status/2111634624141279365)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “using pi as my coding agent, one thing always bugged me: i could never tell mid-session how much a single prompt had cost. the end-of-session total is fine, but "did that one huge refactor request just burn $2?" had no easy answer. so i built pi-turn-stats: try it out [[link]” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x4jfs4/i_built_a_small_extension_for_the_pi_coding_agent/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, @pidotdev (X): “@mitsuhiko sorry to mention this heere but pi 1.1 is not being aboe to use codex subscription even when 100 % limit is available @pidotdev” [source](https://twitter.com/782506791657582592/status/2108346350291268084)

### Setting up and connecting: 1st of 12 (customer love 0.626, n 464)

Extensions and plugins drive this area. Own keys and local models rank 1st of 9. The weak spot is install and sign-in, where complaints outnumber praise more than two to one.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [MCP servers, plugins, skills and hooks](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md) | 1st of 9 | 0.583 | 0.553–0.611 | 306 | 198 | 108 |
| [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md) | 1st of 9 | 0.544 | 0.521–0.569 | 75 | 54 | 21 |
| [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | 2nd of 8 | 0.531 | 0.498–0.565 | 56 | 17 | 39 |
| [Onboarding, discoverability and documentation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.onboarding_docs.md) | 1st of 7 | 0.537 | 0.510–0.565 | 42 | 18 | 24 |
| [IDE and editor integration](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.ide_integration.md) | Too few posts | 0.505 | 0.496–0.513 | 9 | 7 | 2 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-15, @pidotdev (X): “i have made my proper extension on @pidotdev , now i can put this on a vps and use it from my phone or computer, i can setup cron task , agent can spawn sub agent , it's amazing ! try it ! cogitator on pi/package [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1789297186733174784/status/2110801577803948474)
- Praise, 2026-10-10, @pidotdev (X): “@pidotdev update: pi-claude-bridge works quite good for me so far...” [source](https://twitter.com/1116441589012934657/status/2108919322466799752)
- Praise, 2026-10-10, @pidotdev (X): “@chenzhangreal @badlogicgames @pidotdev @earendilworks it took 5 minutes and works great. including apple shortcut to speak to it directly” [source](https://twitter.com/47647890/status/2108960900254507366)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, @pidotdev (X): “people of @pidotdev is there a non shitty way to use gemini ? (not sure why i even ask!! dm's are open) atleast want to try nr4.” [source](https://twitter.com/299183735/status/2110637095031320663)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, @pidotdev (X): “spent two hours configuring @pidotdev, regained the feeling of configuring neovim, is this a sign of being an old person...” [source](https://twitter.com/96075872/status/2110343720096911526)
- Complaint, 2026-10-09, @pidotdev (X): “@angeloper86 @opencode @pidotdev it didn't work with opencode provider, worked for github copilot” [source](https://twitter.com/1843636086485966848/status/2108385496527470638)

### Choosing models: 4th of 12 (customer love 0.568, n 87)

Users rarely discuss models, and opinion is above the category norm. The weak point is whether Pi offers the models users want, where it ranks 8th of 11. Some users say OpenAI models do better in OpenAI's own tool.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 8th of 11 | 0.541 | 0.518–0.566 | 40 | 22 | 18 |
| [Automatic model routing and fallback](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.routing_auto.md) | Too few posts | 0.545 | 0.526–0.567 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| [Reasoning effort setting and its defaults](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.effort_control.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.492–0.512 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| [Quality got worse or better over time](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.quality_drift.md) | Too few posts | 0.492 | 0.483–0.503 | 12 | 1 | 11 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-18, @pidotdev (X): “@teortaxestex using same prompts, it seems to me this overthinking issue doesn't occur much in @pidotdev.” [source](https://twitter.com/2060858299835424768/status/2111701160453345303)
- Praise, 2026-10-09, @pidotdev (X): “my bad re the mimo speed. it was not the mimo slow, it was just i made a transition from @pidotdev to @opencode mimo is superb in pi. can't complain. my favorite model so far [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1024192600306327552/status/2108439735672721802)
- Praise, 2026-10-06, @pidotdev (X): “@omarsar0 @pidotdev this is exactly the kinda stuff i like experimenting with. and being able to swap models without rebuilding the whole agent is a huge plus too” [source](https://twitter.com/1702925031360143360/status/2107474167406956757)
- Complaint, 2026-10-12, @pidotdev (X): “hey @pidotdev folks, pis default model list for meta doesnt have the new models yet, and also doesn't support max thinking. my extension does both! [link] [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/35048764/status/2109712423741763723)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, @pidotdev (X): “@opencode @pidotdev why its not automatically fetching the list of models in opencode and opencode-go? i have to wait for next release. same goes for github-copilot sub in pi.” [source](https://twitter.com/1843636086485966848/status/2108209734641942838)
- Complaint, 2026-10-04, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “mostly codex (sol 6.1 & astra), occasionally kimi/glm/grok. would love to use opus 5.5. :-(” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wxqvk2/what_model_are_you_using_with_pi/pdwgl9b/)

### Instructing and context: 2nd of 11 (customer love 0.547, n 221)

Users discuss context more often than they do for other agents. Compaction ranks 1st of 5, helped by add-on packages that users recommend. Complaints still outnumber praise in this area. Opinion on memory across sessions sits at the category norm.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Context compaction keeps what matters, cheaply and quickly](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.compaction.md) | 1st of 5 | 0.543 | 0.518–0.569 | 94 | 49 | 45 |
| [Memory and state carried across sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.session_memory.md) | 2nd of 6 | 0.517 | 0.500–0.534 | 44 | 25 | 19 |
| [Finding the right files in the codebase](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.codebase_retrieval.md) | Too few posts | 0.496 | 0.483–0.509 | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| [Output degrades as the context window fills](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.long_context_decay.md) | Too few posts | 0.503 | 0.486–0.525 | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| [Direct in-prompt instructions and caps are followed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.instruction_following.md) | Too few posts | 0.504 | 0.490–0.521 | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| [Persistent project rules files are read and obeyed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.instruction_files.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.489–0.510 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| [Images, PDFs and file attachments as input](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.attachments.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.494–0.512 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| [Asks the user versus guessing](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.clarifying_questions.md) | Too few posts | 0.501 | 0.494–0.510 | 8 | 4 | 4 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-01, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “fwiw, just started using pi-observable-memory and pretty much never see compactions now. it does require a separate model, but a separate, smaller local model should work, or zai glm 5.3 flash is super cheap. [link]” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wuty3r/i_made_a_pi_extension_that_improves_compaction/pd8gvc8/)
- Praise, 2026-09-28, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “check out pi-blackhole. i have an extremely limited hardware setup, been running 27b nonstop, with xhigh thinking, with that extension keeping my context in check. it works wonders.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wnmsho/i_want_to_believe_in_local_llms_for_coding_but/pciel9a/)
- Praise, 2026-09-28, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “compaction at 250k is what works quite well. keeps context in sweet spot of llm quality coding” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wruev9/omp_and_opus_55_usage/pciis9r/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, @pidotdev (X): “@pidotdev psa: on my pc, closing pi and continuing a session made the clankas forget some tools. for whatever reason /reload fixed them. one of them even figured it will spawn another pi agent and ask it to send it a /reload command lol” [source](https://twitter.com/183580487/status/2110872275750973675)
- Complaint, 2026-10-01, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “it doesn't work when using "/compact" manually? i tried doing that to prevent a huge cache upload and it did regular pi compaction, so had to eat the huge cache upload anyway...” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wuty3r/i_made_a_pi_extension_that_improves_compaction/pda9vuw/)

### Doing the work: 5th of 14 (customer love 0.558, n 487)

Users describe Pi handling many kinds of work, with 170 praise and 51 complaints on whether it can do their task. Subagents pull the area down. Getting stuck draws mostly complaints.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Can do the user's kind of task](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.capability.md) | 4th of 13 | 0.562 | 0.535–0.588 | 221 | 170 | 51 |
| [Subagents, parallel agents and orchestrators](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.multi_agent_orchestration.md) | 9th of 10 | 0.476 | 0.447–0.504 | 145 | 84 | 61 |
| [Spins, loops or gets stuck without progress](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.stuck_loops.md) | 2nd of 6 | 0.558 | 0.508–0.614 | 36 | 6 | 30 |
| [Long unattended runs and goal/loop mode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.long_running_autonomy.md) | Too few posts | 0.511 | 0.494–0.527 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
| [Risky or irreversible actions without confirmation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.destructive_actions.md) | Too few posts | 0.517 | 0.498–0.539 | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| [Tool approval prompts and autonomy modes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.permission_prompts.md) | Too few posts | 0.518 | 0.502–0.535 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| [Does unrequested work or over-engineers](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.scope_overreach.md) | Too few posts | 0.507 | 0.488–0.540 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| [Plan-before-edit mode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.plan_mode.md) | Too few posts | 0.491 | 0.480–0.502 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| [Computer use and browser control](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.computer_browser_use.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.490–0.510 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| [Length and clarity of replies, summaries and comments](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.response_verbosity.md) | Too few posts | 0.508 | 0.497–0.520 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| [Breaks existing code or reintroduces bugs](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.regressions_introduced.md) | Too few posts | 0.505 | 0.495–0.521 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| [Stops mid-task or answers instead of acting](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.premature_stop.md) | Too few posts | 0.495 | 0.490–0.499 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| [Git commits, branches and sync](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.git_workflow.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.494–0.506 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| [Frontend and visual UI output](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.frontend_ui.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.498–0.507 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| [Diagnosing and fixing reported bugs](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.bug_diagnosis.md) | Too few posts | 0.504 | 0.500–0.508 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| [Safety filters block legitimate coding tasks](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.safety_refusals.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.497–0.500 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| [Caves to or argues with the user's judgement](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.sycophancy_pushback.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.497–0.508 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| [Games checks instead of fixing the problem](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.reward_hacking.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.497–0.500 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-18, @pidotdev (X): “this /board skill has been working pretty well for me in @badlogicgames's @pidotdev to have multiple models (fable+astra+argon in my case) hash something out: [link] (tell your pi to remix it for your multi-agent setup of choice, ootb it's pi-side-agents.) [link] [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/16054299/status/2111780399236219365)
- Praise, 2026-10-14, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i have no issues with hallucinations on recent versions, you can also just disable tools you dont want to use and adjust the prompt, but the default prompt + whatever preferences you have are usually more than enough. i'm also using qwen3.8 27b or deepseek flash.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x5n4c3/which_version_of_the_pi_agent_are_you_using/pgnqi4x/)
- Praise, 2026-10-14, @pidotdev (X): “small side project with pi durable: my @bot now runs coding tasks on my mac through pi durable (@pidotdev). why not call agent xyz? durability. runs survive crashes, report back cleanly, and leave no stray sessions. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1434173583698300931/status/2110326190116339936)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, @pidotdev (X): “just removed a subagent package from my coding agent setup. it was exposing 15 tools in every session and was only compatible with 1 harness i.e. @pidotdev . replaced with a cli that just spawns agents in @herdrdev giving me full cross compatibility between claude code and pi.” [source](https://twitter.com/2030100224539250689/status/2111357990054080971)
- Complaint, 2026-10-12, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “keep in mind it is little bloated to with built in read subagent for some reason 😮💨” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x43is7/how_to_set_up_pi_like_claude_code/pfiadei/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-11, @pidotdev (X): “@henriquebastos @dpetrou @pidotdev im really hoping pi-durable make it for 2/3 i was used pi, but having afk workflows and automations in cursor/devin was unfortunately much easier :(” [source](https://twitter.com/2095992373113126913/status/2109315913983893585)

### Checking and finishing: Too few posts (customer love 0.510, n 20)

Users rarely discuss how Pi checks its work. The few posts sit at the category norm, too few to rank.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Agent-performed code review finds real issues](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.agent_code_review.md) | Too few posts | 0.505 | 0.495–0.513 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| [Reviewing and approving the agent's changes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.change_review_ui.md) | Too few posts | 0.496 | 0.490–0.502 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| [Claims work is done or fixed when it is not](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.false_completion.md) | Too few posts | 0.516 | 0.499–0.555 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| [Builds, tests or runs its own changes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.self_testing.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.500–0.505 | 2 | 2 | 0 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-22, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “switched my code-review flow from using lang-graph to using pi through the sdk. using astra from my codex sub. worked like a charm, and the review quality is even better. how do i add pi extensions into here? i would like to add subagents/goal functionality” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wm2g7w/piagentpythonsdk_use_your_installed_pi_coding/pbbv0b3/)
- Praise, 2026-10-04, @pidotdev (X): “codex never caught these errors, but @pidotdev has! part of my workflow has always been to conduct a review with a team of agents, but it turns out there were configuration errors or things like that that codex/claude code never found. i had @pidotdev with @deepseek_ai flash v4.1 review the prs and it has found things in each pr that neither of the two did before. if you want to learn how to do it…” [source](https://twitter.com/87080996/status/2106856314374623730)
- Praise, 2026-09-22, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “for me pi-lens has been a game changer in adding context-level confidence to the code written by pi. it lets me use smaller models like deepseek-4.1-flash without worrying about whether it writes clean code. sometimes i just tell it “fix the lens warnings” and it’ll do it. pretty amazing tool for fighting ai slop” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wml882/what_extensions_do_you_think_are_essential_and/pbaxf03/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-04, @pidotdev (X): “the useful line is in the log, not the prompt. v7 already retired pi+grok for slower runs and fabricated verification. switching because of weekly limits doesn’t fix that. lock the harness contract first: what “done” means, how you verify, what you do when the model lies. then change the model.” [source](https://twitter.com/1801539591427543040/status/2095871036294119875)

### Interface and sessions: 4th of 14 (customer love 0.553, n 211)

Session history ranks 1st of 6. Display and settings also rank near the top, yet complaints outnumber praise there. One user describes hours spent making terminal output readable.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [How the interface shows work, and what the user can configure](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.display_settings.md) | 2nd of 12 | 0.537 | 0.508–0.564 | 142 | 63 | 79 |
| [Saving, switching, resuming and rewinding sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.session_history.md) | 1st of 6 | 0.559 | 0.538–0.582 | 41 | 31 | 10 |
| [Mobile, remote-control and voice access](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/surfaces.remote_mobile.md) | Too few posts | 0.512 | 0.500–0.523 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| [Cloud and remote sandbox execution](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/surfaces.cloud_sessions.md) | Too few posts | 0.503 | 0.493–0.513 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| [Stopping and steering a running agent](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.interrupt_steer.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.493–0.506 | 5 | 2 | 3 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-16, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i think he means leveraging a multiplexer to create different panels that you can then resize, put on a tab, etc. that would be a rather fancy enhancement but i very much enjoy the current implementation, it's a great idea.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x6mwd9/split_thoughtstools_usageresponses_in_separate/ph1sr7a/)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, @pidotdev (X): “i'm impressed with @pidotdev it's the second terminal-based harness i see implementing good accessibility for screen readers. i've tried @opencode and the accessibility is bad unfortunately. i used the web version, it works well. @thdxr please improve the tui accessibility.” [source](https://twitter.com/1988730539722043392/status/2111135168748511362)
- Praise, 2026-10-11, @pidotdev (X): “i tried every harness under the sun and always circle back to @pidotdev. many offer good features, but it's all or nothing. i can’t cherry-pick what i like. it is less effort to customize pi, then spend time circumventing workflows that don’t fully match my needs.” [source](https://twitter.com/14227855/status/2109094404942119003)
- Complaint, 2026-10-11, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “no sure when it broke, but cutting and pasting text seems to be almost impossible in pi 1.1.0. istr reading that this may be related to a "full screen tui" setting, but i can't find such a setting anywhere. anyone know how i can get this functionality back?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x3ajxg/how_to_restore_cut_and_paste/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “nope, there's no way to change it. one of the devs has this totally moronic stance against it because of some stupid osx interaction.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x0jca6/your_thoughts_on_xdg/pel4gub/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, @pidotdev (X): “@badlogicgames @pidotdev @superlogical tiny nit: make your scroll-to-bottom adjustable/modular. i had to patch it :(” [source](https://twitter.com/2104173631068663808/status/2108176352708821469)

### Reliability and speed: 3rd of 13 (customer love 0.616, n 200)

Opinion is above the category norm, but complaints outnumber praise about two to one. Crashes account for 59 complaints, and some users find startup slow. Opinion on whether updates break things sits at the norm.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Latency, throughput and fast mode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.response_speed.md) | 3rd of 10 | 0.590 | 0.558–0.619 | 86 | 50 | 36 |
| [Client crashes, freezes and failed tool execution](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.client_failures.md) | 2nd of 11 | 0.587 | 0.532–0.641 | 75 | 16 | 59 |
| [Updates break working setups](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.update_breakage.md) | 3rd of 7 | 0.502 | 0.477–0.530 | 33 | 5 | 28 |
| [Outages, server errors and capacity or rate errors](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.service_errors.md) | Too few posts | 0.503 | 0.486–0.522 | 17 | 2 | 15 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-11, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “very noticeably smoother and faster, i've ditched every other harness for this except claude code for their own models lol” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x38p5g/now_on_windows_pibolt_083_the_pi_coding_agent/pf8rm5b/)
- Praise, 2026-10-11, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “is the performance of pi really a problem? maybe my mac studio is beefy, but i’ve literally never thought “man i wish pi was faster”. even on my pos work laptop.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x38p5g/now_on_windows_pibolt_083_the_pi_coding_agent/pf9x3xk/)
- Praise, 2026-10-11, @pidotdev (X): “@henriquebastos @pidotdev i’ve been working to build skill nudges & workflow promotions. those two are big ones hermes does, but i agree. pi is much snappier” [source](https://twitter.com/1279108835525791744/status/2109296056538374239)
- Complaint, 2026-10-11, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “found a bug where you if you still have the pi-codex extension install pi-bolt fails to start and spawns pi processes indefinitely. i removed pi-codex since codex is native in pi now, but wanted to let you know in case you want to cover that scenario.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1x29wp1/pibolt_073_the_same_pi_compiled_to_native_code_38/pf920l2/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-06, @pidotdev (X): “{"detail":"unable to verify daybreak blue access. please try again."} whats goin on 503 error in pi w openai models @openaidevs @openai @pidotdev” [source](https://twitter.com/799748425549955072/status/2107406242868322696)
- Complaint, 2026-10-06, @pidotdev (X): “{"detail":"unable to verify daybreak blue access. please try again."} whats goin on 503 error in pi w openai models gpt-5.5 returns 200 with the same token, while gpt-6.1-sol / gpt-6-sol / gpt-5.1-codex all hit a 503 @openaidevs @openai @pidotdev” [source](https://twitter.com/799748425549955072/status/2107406507604324562)

### Account and support: 2nd of 11 (customer love 0.583, n 41)

Users rarely raise support or account issues. Opinion is above the category norm, but the few posts contain more complaints than praise.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Account bans and access restrictions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.bans_restrictions.md) | Too few posts | 0.540 | 0.501–0.585 | 23 | 5 | 18 |
| [Support, refunds and issue handling](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.support.md) | Too few posts | 0.519 | 0.499–0.545 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| [Data retention, training use and deployment isolation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.data_privacy.md) | Too few posts | 0.527 | 0.505–0.551 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| [Wrong charges, failed payments and plan provisioning](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.billing_errors.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.500–0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-29, @pidotdev (X): “@pidotdev @openai @earendil and it's fixed 💪 thanks for the quick update” [source](https://twitter.com/1213201579668459520/status/2105011556207436102)
- Complaint, 2026-10-02, @pidotdev (X): “@badlogicgames @pidotdev when i report bugs, you auto-close it, so what's the point?” [source](https://twitter.com/25336778/status/2106075751027970537)
- Complaint, 2026-09-14, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “the issues get autoclosed if your not in the maintainers' circle so i wouldn't hold my breath getting anything through especially if your agent "fixes" it” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wfvx2f/any_idea_how_to_resolve_for_this/p9qhwqx/)