Droid vs Copilot CLI
Side-by-side default footprint for the latest captured versions of both agents: request tokens, tool definitions, bundled skills, and sub-agent declarations.
Benchmark data last updated July 7, 2026 UTC
Token footprint summary
1.00× spread
Copilot CLI loads 39 more default tokens than Droid.
Default tokens
o200k_base · latest request
13,023
13,062
-39
1.00×
Droid
Copilot CLITools
10
15
-5
1.50×
DroidCopilot CLISkills
20
1
+19
20.0×
DroidCopilot CLISub-agents
0
6
-6
—
DroidCopilot CLIComparisons use each agent's latest captured hibench run. See methodology for capture details.
Token footprint summary
1.02× spread
Droid loads 440 more default tokens than Copilot CLI.
Default tokens
Anthropic claude-opus-4-8 · latest request
21,096
20,656
+440
1.02×
DroidCopilot CLITools
10
15
-5
1.50×
DroidCopilot CLISkills
20
1
+19
20.0×
DroidCopilot CLISub-agents
0
6
-6
—
DroidCopilot CLIComparisons use each agent's latest captured hibench run. See methodology for capture details.