BackgrindWhich AI coding agent is right for you?
There is no single best agent — only the best one for how you work. Answer five quick questions and get your match, a fit score, and the fastest way to run it hands-off.
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Questions about the quiz
How does this pick an AI coding agent for me?
It scores your answers across five axes — where you want the agent (terminal vs editor), how you pay for the model, whether open-source matters, how autonomous you want it, and whether you run several at once. The agent that best fits your answers wins, with a match score that shows how strong the fit is.
Which AI coding agents does it compare?
Claude Code (terminal, Anthropic), OpenAI Codex CLI (terminal, open-source), Cursor (the editor-integrated agent), and OpenCode — the most-starred open-source agent, which you can also run hosted as Grindy with no setup.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
No. The quiz runs entirely in your browser, takes about 30 seconds, and stores nothing. You get a shareable result link you can send to a teammate.
Does the agent I pick change how Backgrind works?
No. Backgrind is an overlay that runs whichever real CLI you choose in an always-on-top window with ambient notifications and phone access via Live mode. The quiz helps you pick the agent; Backgrind is how you run it hands-off.
Want the long version? Read which AI coding agent you should use, the 2026 field guide, or OpenCode vs Claude Code.
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