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Ghostty vs Warp
Warp adds AI-driven workflows and a modern terminal UI, while Ghostty focuses on native UI and GPU speed.
GhosttyFast, native, feature-rich terminal emulator
WarpAgentic development environment built on a modern terminalWhich to pick
Pick Ghostty if you want…
- Native-UI, GPU-accelerated terminal
- Open-source code (ghostty-org/ghostty on GitHub, MIT license)
Pick Warp if you want…
- Agentic SDLC automation
- AI-enhanced terminal experience
Side by side
- What it is
- Ghostty:Ghostty is a fast, cross-platform terminal emulator that uses native UI and GPU acceleration.
- Warp:Warp provides an agentic development platform that lets teams build, run and monitor AI-driven software factories across the SDLC.
- Best for
- Ghostty:Native-UI, GPU-accelerated terminal
- Warp:Agentic SDLC automation
- Who it’s for
- Ghostty:Developers who need a responsive, native-look terminal on any OS.
- Warp:Engineering teams that want to automate code review, PR generation and other dev-ops tasks with AI agents.
- Pricing
- Ghostty:Free
- Warp:Freemium
- Plans
- Ghostty:—
- Warp:Free $0 · Build $18/month per month · Max $180/month per month · Business $45/user/month per month
- Open source
- Ghostty:Yes, 61,769 GitHub stars
- Warp:—
- Works with
- Ghostty:—
- Warp:Slack, Linear, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Teams
Ghostty features
- Native UI. Renders using the platform’s native UI components for a familiar look and feel.
- GPU Acceleration. Leverages the GPU to render text and graphics quickly, reducing latency.
- Cross-Platform. Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with consistent behavior.
- Fast Rendering. Optimized rendering pipeline delivers low-lag terminal interactions.
- Feature-Rich. Includes common terminal features such as tabs, split panes, and configurable shortcuts.
Warp features
- Factories as code. Define agents, models, triggers and permissions in a factory.yaml stored in your repo.
- Multi-model support. Run any LLM or custom inference endpoint, including frontier and open-source models.
- Cross-surface access. Control factories from web, terminal, IDE or mobile and get real-time status back to Slack, Jira, etc.
- Built-in evaluation loop. Automatic evals, benchmarks and self-improvement suggestions generate PRs to improve factories.
- Enterprise guardrails. Centralised permissions, data residency choices and SOC 2 compliant governance.
- Warp Agent CLI. Command-line agent that uses the same credits and model access as the desktop app.
- Usage-based pricing. Pay-as-you-go credits per agent run with volume discounts and optional free tier.
- Integrations. Connect to Slack, Linear, GitHub, GitLab, Jira and other tools to trigger and report on runs.
Ghostty vs Warp FAQ
Is Ghostty or Warp free?+
Ghostty is listed as free on DevHunt. Warp has a free plan; paid plans start at $18/month (Build).
Is Ghostty or Warp open source?+
Ghostty is open source (ghostty-org/ghostty on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Warp.
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