Agents and models¶
Each task picks an agent, the coding tool that does the work, and a model, which drives it. The agent stays the same for the whole conversation; the model and reasoning level can change on every turn.
Agents¶
Agent |
Steer a running turn |
Asks you questions |
Subagents |
Strongest reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Claude Code |
Yes |
Yes, and plan approvals |
Yes |
max |
Codex |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
max |
OpenCode |
— |
Yes |
Yes |
max |
Kilo Code |
— |
Yes |
Yes |
max |
pi |
— |
— |
— |
high |
Every agent runs as its own command-line tool, with its own session, inside the conversation’s sandbox, and every agent shows its work in the same Chat and Trajectory views. All five can use your MCP servers, skills and plugins.
Steer a running turn: a message sent with Steer now reaches the agent before its next tool call. With the other agents, a message sent during a turn waits for the next one. See Follow-ups.
Subagents: when an agent delegates work, the Tasks and subagents window shows each subagent’s assignment, model and reply, and you can open the subagent’s own conversation and steps. See Tasks and subagents.
Models¶
The composer lists the models enabled for agent tasks on your account, which during the beta can be a subset of the full model catalog. A new task starts on the default model. The control beside the message box starts each follow-up on the model the previous turn used.
Reasoning¶
Where the agent and model support it, the Reasoning control sets how much the model thinks before acting. The levels each agent offers differ; higher levels are slower and use more of your quota.
Choosing¶
Work |
A good starting point |
|---|---|
Mechanical sweeps, renames, small fixes |
A fast model, low or medium reasoning |
A bug with a clear reproduction, a focused feature |
The default model, high reasoning |
Open-ended design, hard debugging |
A larger model, the strongest reasoning |
If you already use one of these agents locally, pick the same one here: it
reads the same AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md and behaves the way you know.