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Description

Backgrind is a versatile overlay window designed for AI coding agents, tailored for both vibe coders and professional developers on macOS and Windows platforms. It allows for AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or its proprietary Grindy model to remain in an always-visible window that hovers above your active tasks, enabling you to initiate a task, engage in coding or leisure activities, and only receive notifications when the AI requires your input. This innovative solution serves as a lightweight interface for the command-line tools you already utilize, preserving your login credentials, history, hooks, and overall workflow while seamlessly integrating with your editor, web browser, documentation, or even during immersive full-screen gaming sessions. The window is highly customizable; you can drag it around, resize it, change its colors, adjust its transparency, summon it using a hotkey, or activate a click-through mode that allows your clicks and keystrokes to interact directly with the applications beneath it. Notifications are subtle, with the window only flashing or chiming when your AI agent requests approval, poses a question, or completes a task. Additionally, Backgrind functions like a compact integrated development environment (IDE), featuring a file tree, syntax-highlighted previews, rendered Markdown content, and clickable links to files, making it an invaluable tool for developers. This unique blend of functionality and accessibility ensures that you stay focused on your projects without being overwhelmed by interruptions.

Description

Qwen3-Coder is an advanced code model that comes in various sizes, prominently featuring the 480B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts version (with 35B active) that inherently accommodates 256K-token contexts, which can be extended to 1M, and demonstrates cutting-edge performance in Agentic Coding, Browser-Use, and Tool-Use activities, rivaling Claude Sonnet 4. With a pre-training phase utilizing 7.5 trillion tokens (70% of which are code) and synthetic data refined through Qwen2.5-Coder, it enhances both coding skills and general capabilities, while its post-training phase leverages extensive execution-driven reinforcement learning across 20,000 parallel environments to excel in multi-turn software engineering challenges like SWE-Bench Verified without the need for test-time scaling. Additionally, the open-source Qwen Code CLI, derived from Gemini Code, allows for the deployment of Qwen3-Coder in agentic workflows through tailored prompts and function calling protocols, facilitating smooth integration with platforms such as Node.js and OpenAI SDKs. This combination of robust features and flexible accessibility positions Qwen3-Coder as an essential tool for developers seeking to optimize their coding tasks and workflows.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Claude Fable 5.1 No 
Claude Fable 5.5 No 
Claude Mythos 5 No 
Claude Opus 4.1 No 
Claude Opus 4.6 No 
Claude Opus 4.7 No 
Claude Opus 4.8 No 
Claude Opus 5 No 
Claude Opus 5.5 No 
Claude Sonnet 4 No 
Claude Sonnet 5.5 No 
Cursor Yes 
Melaya No 
Node.js No 
OpenSpec No 
Qwen 4 No 
Qwen2.5 No 
Qwen3.7-Max No 
Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B No 
Qwen3.8-Max No 

Integrations

Claude Fable 5.1 Yes 
Claude Fable 5.5 Yes 
Claude Mythos 5 Yes 
Claude Opus 4.1 Yes 
Claude Opus 4.6 Yes 
Claude Opus 4.7 Yes 
Claude Opus 4.8 Yes 
Claude Opus 5 Yes 
Claude Opus 5.5 Yes 
Claude Sonnet 4 Yes 
Claude Sonnet 5.5 Yes 
Cursor No 
Melaya Yes 
Node.js Yes 
OpenSpec Yes 
Qwen 4 Yes 
Qwen2.5 Yes 
Qwen3.7-Max Yes 
Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B Yes 
Qwen3.8-Max Yes 

Pricing Details

$7.50 per month
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

Free
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Backgrind

Founded

2026

Country

United States

Website

backgrind.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Qwen

Founded

2023

Country

China

Website

github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code

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