Caro vs Warp

Warp is a completely new terminal emulator built from scratch with AI capabilities baked in. It requires you to switch from your current terminal (iTerm2, Terminal.app, Alacritty, etc.) to Warp.

Caro is a companion agent that works with your existing terminal. No app switching, no new UI to learn, no config migration. Just shell command assistance that integrates into your current workflow.

Warp requires cloud connectivity for its AI features. Your prompts are sent to Warp's servers for processing. Warp also collects telemetry data by default (though it can be disabled).

Caro runs entirely locally. AI inference happens on your machine with local models. No internet required, privacy-first design with minimal anonymous telemetry. Perfect for air-gapped environments or privacy-conscious users.

Warp offers a rich feature set: modern text editing in terminal, command blocks, notebook-style outputs, team workflows, and more. It's a full terminal replacement with many capabilities.

Caro intentionally does one thing well: help you remember shell commands safely. It's lightweight, focused, and doesn't try to reinvent the terminal. If you love your current terminal, Caro enhances it without replacing it.

Warp relies on AI to generate commands without systematic safety validation. Dangerous commands can still be suggested if the model doesn't catch them.

Caro validates every command against 52+ safety patterns before presenting it. Commands like rm -rf /, fork bombs, and system-breaking operations are blocked regardless of what the model suggests.