@@ -17,21 +17,21 @@ A lightweight, AI-native code editor powered by [OpenClaw](https://github.com/op
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1818## How It Compares
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20- | | ** Knot Code** | ** Cursor** | ** Windsurf** | ** VS Code + Copilot** |
21- | ------------------------ | :-----------------------: | :-------------------: | :-------------: | :--- ----------------: |
22- | ** App Size** | ** 8.4 MB** | ~ 500 MB | ~ 450 MB | ~ 400 MB + extensions |
23- | ** RAM (idle)** | ** ~ 80 MB** | 500 MB–2 GB | 400 MB–1.5 GB | 300 MB–1 GB |
24- | ** RAM (AI active)** | ** ~ 120 MB** | 1–10+ GB | 1–4 GB | 500 MB–2 GB |
25- | ** Startup** | ** <1s** | 3–8s | 3–6s | 2–5s |
26- | ** Electron?** | ❌ Tauri (native WebKit) | ✅ Electron | ✅ Electron | ✅ Electron |
27- | ** AI Backend** | Your own gateway | Cursor cloud | Windsurf cloud | GitHub cloud |
28- | ** Data Privacy** | ** 100% local** | Sent to Cursor | Sent to Codeium | Sent to GitHub |
29- | ** BYO Model** | ✅ Any model via OpenClaw | ❌ Cursor models only | ❌ Limited | ❌ Copilot only |
30- | ** Custom System Prompt** | ✅ Agent Builder wizard | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
31- | ** Themes** | 7 built-in | 3 | VS Code themes | VS Code themes |
32- | ** Offline AI** | ✅ Local models supported | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
33- | ** Subscription** | ** Free forever** | $20/mo | $15/mo | $10/mo |
34- | ** Open Source** | ✅ Apache 2.0 | ❌ Proprietary | ❌ Proprietary | Partially |
20+ | | ** Knot Code** | ** Cursor** | ** Windsurf** | ** VS Code + Copilot** | ** Competitor Avg ** |
21+ | ------------------------ | :-----------------------: | :------------: | : ------------- : | :------------------- : | :----------------: |
22+ | ** App Size** | ** 7.8 MB** | ~ 500 MB | ~ 450 MB | ~ 400 MB + ext | ** ~ 450 MB** |
23+ | ** RAM (idle)** | ** ~ 80 MB** | 500 MB–2 GB | 400 MB–1.5 GB | 300 MB–1 GB | ** ~ 750 MB ** |
24+ | ** RAM (AI active)** | ** ~ 120 MB** | 1–10+ GB | 1–4 GB | 500 MB–2 GB | ** ~ 2.5 GB ** |
25+ | ** Startup** | ** <1s** | 3–8s | 3–6s | 2–5s | ** ~ 4s ** |
26+ | ** Electron?** | ❌ Tauri (native WebKit) | ✅ Electron | ✅ Electron | ✅ Electron | ** 3/3 Electron ** |
27+ | ** AI Backend** | Your own gateway | Cursor cloud | Windsurf cloud | GitHub cloud | ** All cloud ** |
28+ | ** Data Privacy** | ** 100% local** | Sent to Cursor | Sent to Codeium | Sent to GitHub | ** All cloud ** |
29+ | ** BYO Model** | ✅ Any model via OpenClaw | ❌ Cursor only | ❌ Limited | ❌ Copilot only | ** 0/3 ** |
30+ | ** Custom System Prompt** | ✅ Agent Builder wizard | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ** 0/3 ** |
31+ | ** Themes** | 7 built-in | 3 | VS Code themes | VS Code themes | — |
32+ | ** Offline AI** | ✅ Local models supported | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ** 0/3 ** |
33+ | ** Subscription** | ** Free forever** | $20/mo | $15/mo | $10/mo | ** ~ $15/mo ** |
34+ | ** Open Source** | ✅ Apache 2.0 | ❌ Proprietary | ❌ Proprietary | Partially | ** 0.5/3 ** |
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3636> ** Why so light?** Knot Code uses Tauri (Rust + native WebKit) instead of Electron. No bundled Chromium. No background processes phoning home. The AI runs through your own [ OpenClaw] ( https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw ) gateway — your keys, your models, your data stays on your machine.
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