agent · ai-coding-agents
OpenCode vs OpenHands
55 fields both were evaluated on, 24 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 31 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | OpenCode | OpenHands |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Audit logs offered alongside budget controls “Audit logs and budget controls”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Runtime governance· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Access controls and cost guardrails for enterprise agent use “Give teams the visibility, access controls, audit trails, and cost guardrails needed to run agents across enterprise workflows.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Permission scopes· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Fine-grained access control “Control every layer of your environment with fine-grained access control, model-agnostic architecture, and flexible self-hosted or private cloud deployment options that keep your code and data secure.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Compliance certifications· | SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 compliant “SOC 2 Type 2 Compliant SOC 2 Type 1 Compliant”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | OpenCode | OpenHands |
|---|---|---|
| Action space· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Reads and writes code, executes changes across codebases “OpenHands runs agents that complete entire engineering tasks, taking actions across entire codebases, running tasks in parallel, and executing changes in real environments.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
| Operating environment· | terminal, IDE, or desktop “OpenCode is an open source agent that helps you write code in your terminal, IDE, or desktop.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Codebase / software development environment “It runs autonomous agents that plan, write, and apply changes across your codebase, helping teams complete complex tasks end-to-end.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
| Initiative· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Can self-initiate via scheduled or triggered workflows, not only on direct prompt “Schedule recurring tasks or trigger workflows from GitHub, Slack, or PagerDuty, even when your machine is off.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
Safety
| Field | OpenCode | OpenHands |
|---|---|---|
| Red teaming· | Third-party penetration test conducted, report available in trust center “Anomaly Penetration Test Report.pdf”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
| Usage restrictions· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Service not intended for children under 13. “Our Services are not intended for children under 13.”www.openhands.dev · checked Sep 26, 2026 |
| Incident reporting· | Formal policy covers incident response and breach notification “Incident Response & Breach Notification”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 | Security contact security@openhands.dev with a published responsible-disclosure policy. “Contact: mailto:security@openhands.dev Expires: 2026-10-28T17:00:00.000Z Policy: https://openhands.dev/responsible-disclosure-policy”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 27, 2026 |
| Data handling· | “Built for privacy first [*] OpenCode does not store any of your code or context data”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Self-hosted option keeps data from leaving the customer environment “Self-hosted — data never leaves your environment”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
Practicality
| Field | OpenCode | OpenHands |
|---|---|---|
| Availability· | Desktop app is offered as a beta download; no availability status is stated for the CLI “Download the desktop beta now”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
| Deployment options· | macOS, Windows, and Linux “Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux . Download now”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | On-prem or private cloud, running in the customer environment “OpenHands runs in your environment, whether on-prem or private cloud, so your code never leaves your control.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
| Integrations· | Models.dev “Any model 75+ LLM providers through Models.dev, including local models”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD, Slack, and ticketing tools “Native integrations with GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD, Slack, and ticketing tools.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
Foundation models
| Field | OpenCode | OpenHands |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | Claude, GPT, Gemini “connect any model from any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini and more.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
| Model provider· | any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini “connect any model from any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini and more.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | Model-agnostic architecture “Open source, model-agnostic, and deployable in your environment, so you control how agents run, what they access, and where data stays.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
Ecosystem
| Field | OpenCode | OpenHands |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | |
| Multi-agent· | Start multiple agents in parallel on the same project “Multi-session Start multiple agents in parallel on the same project”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
| API access· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | SDK available for embedding into other products/platforms “embed the OpenHands SDK into your product or internal platform.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Open source· | Free and open source; no licence named on the page checked “Free and open source — no infra cost”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
Impact
| Field | OpenCode | OpenHands |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | Reports 195,000 GitHub stars, 950 contributors and 13,000+ commits alongside 16M monthly developers. The repository counts are checkable on GitHub; the 16M developer figure is the vendor's own, with no counter named “With over 195,000 GitHub stars, 950 contributors, and over 13,000 commits, OpenCode is used and trusted by over 16M developers every month.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
| Deployment scale· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | 81K+ GitHub stars, active open-source ecosystem “With 81K+ GitHub stars and a thriving open-source ecosystem, OpenHands evolves through collective innovation - every contribution makes the platform faster, safer, and smarter.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Target sectors· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Platform teams, internal developer platform builders, enterprises with large/legacy or mission-critical codebases “OpenHands is used by platform teams automating engineering workflows at scale, teams building internal developer platforms or AI-powered tooling, and enterprises managing large or legacy codebases and mission-critical software systems.”www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both OpenCode and OpenHands publish nothing on these 31 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 31 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Autonomy level
- Human oversight
- Goal complexity
- High-risk domains
- Documented incidents
- Pricing model
- Price point
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Open weights
- Fine-tuning
- Context window
- Tool use
- Marketplace presence
- Safety evaluations
- Safety policy
- Model or system card
- Third-party evaluations
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Explainability
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do OpenCode and OpenHands compare on action space?
- OpenCode: no public information disclosed. OpenHands: Reads and writes code, executes changes across codebases.
- How do OpenCode and OpenHands compare on operating environment?
- OpenCode: terminal, IDE, or desktop. OpenHands: Codebase / software development environment.
- How do OpenCode and OpenHands compare on initiative?
- OpenCode: no public information disclosed. OpenHands: Can self-initiate via scheduled or triggered workflows, not only on direct prompt.
- How do OpenCode and OpenHands compare on user base?
- OpenCode: Reports 195,000 GitHub stars, 950 contributors and 13,000+ commits alongside 16M monthly developers. The repository counts are checkable on GitHub; the 16M developer figure is the vendor's own, with no counter named. OpenHands: no public information disclosed.
- How do OpenCode and OpenHands compare on deployment scale?
- OpenCode: no public information disclosed. OpenHands: 81K+ GitHub stars, active open-source ecosystem.
- How do OpenCode and OpenHands compare on target sectors?
- OpenCode: no public information disclosed. OpenHands: Platform teams, internal developer platform builders, enterprises with large/legacy or mission-critical codebases.