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mini-SWE-agent vs Superpower ChatGPT

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
mini-SWE-agent
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Superpower ChatGPT
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TaglineA 100-line open-source coding agent that scores 74%+ on SWE-bench Verified.Chrome extension that bolts folders, prompt libraries, and bulk export onto the ChatGPT web UI.
CategoryAgentsAgents
PricingFree· Free and open source (Apache 2.0); you pay only for the underlying LLM tokens.Freemium· Free core features; Pro tier for advanced limits
ModelMulti-model (via litellm, OpenRouter, Portkey)GPT (via ChatGPT UI)
Editorial score7.2 / 107.0 / 10
Use cases
swe-bench-evaluationautonomous-codingagent-researchbatch-inferenceagent-baseline
chatgpt-organizationprompt-managementconversation-exportprompt-libraryworkflow-automation
Pros
  • Roughly 100 lines of Python — trivially readable and hackable
  • Scores 74%+ on SWE-bench Verified despite the minimal design
  • Model-agnostic via litellm, OpenRouter, and Portkey
  • Sandbox-friendly: Docker, Podman, Singularity, Bubblewrap, local
  • Apache 2.0; backed by the SWE-bench and SWE-agent authors
  • Folders, search, and prompt library that the native ChatGPT UI lacks
  • Bulk export to PDF, Markdown, JSON, and TXT
  • Prompt queue lets you chain sequential prompts unattended
  • Conversation tree map makes branched chats navigable
  • Mature with 100K+ users and active development
Cons
  • No GUI, IDE integration, or hosted product
  • Bash-only tool surface — no built-in browser, search, or planning tools
  • You build your own ops layer (logging, cost caps, retries)
  • Aimed at researchers more than day-to-day end users
  • Only works with ChatGPT, not Claude or Gemini
  • Breaks occasionally when OpenAI ships UI changes
  • Some advanced features gated behind Pro
  • Browser extension means desktop Chrome/Edge only
Websitemini-swe-agent.comchromewebstore.google.com
Pick mini-SWE-agent if
  • ✅ Roughly 100 lines of Python — trivially readable and hackable
  • ✅ Scores 74%+ on SWE-bench Verified despite the minimal design
  • ✅ Model-agnostic via litellm, OpenRouter, and Portkey
  • ✅ Sandbox-friendly: Docker, Podman, Singularity, Bubblewrap, local
Pick Superpower ChatGPT if
  • ✅ Folders, search, and prompt library that the native ChatGPT UI lacks
  • ✅ Bulk export to PDF, Markdown, JSON, and TXT
  • ✅ Prompt queue lets you chain sequential prompts unattended
  • ✅ Conversation tree map makes branched chats navigable
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