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Benchmark: CadQuery vs. OpenSCAD for agentic CAD work

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Hacker News | Sep 12, 2026 | jetter

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ModelRift generates OpenSCAD for every model on the platform. OpenSCAD on the left, CadQuery on the right. One agent per cell, so part of the spread below is agent variance rather than tool difference. Tool versions were CadQuery 2.8.0 on Python 3.14 and OpenSCAD 2026.06.12, both on an M-series Mac. CadQuery can be interrogated, OpenSCAD cannot CadQuery answers questions about its own geometry.

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