OpenHands vs Sweep AI
55 fields both were evaluated on, 26 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 29 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | OpenHands | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Runtime governance· | 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Permission scopes· | 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Compliance certifications· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | |
| Regulatory alignment· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | OpenHands | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Action space· | 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 | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Operating environment· | 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 | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Initiative· | 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | OpenHands | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Safety policy· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | “Privacy-first Enterprise-ready with SOC 2 compliance and zero data retention.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Data handling· | 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
Practicality
| Field | OpenHands | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | |
| Price point· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | |
| Availability· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | |
| Deployment options· | 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· | 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | “Works with all JetBrains IDEs IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Android Studio, WebStorm, PhpStorm, Rider, and more.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | OpenHands | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | “Sweep uses our own LLMs for unmatched price, performance, and security.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model provider· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | “Sweep uses our own LLMs for unmatched price, performance, and security.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | OpenHands | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | |
| Tool use· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | “Web Search & Fetch Tools - Browse the web from Sweep”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| API access· | 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Marketplace presence· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | OpenHands | Sweep AI |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | no public information www.openhands.dev · checked Aug 5, 2026 | |
| Deployment scale· | 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 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | “Trusted every day by thousands of professional developers.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Target sectors· | 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 | “Trusted every day by thousands of professional developers.”sweep.dev · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both OpenHands and Sweep AI publish nothing on these 29 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 29 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
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Open weights
- Fine-tuning
- Context window
- Multi-agent
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Incident reporting
- Third-party evaluations
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Explainability
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do OpenHands and Sweep AI compare on action space?
- OpenHands: Reads and writes code, executes changes across codebases. Sweep AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do OpenHands and Sweep AI compare on operating environment?
- OpenHands: Codebase / software development environment. Sweep AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do OpenHands and Sweep AI compare on initiative?
- OpenHands: Can self-initiate via scheduled or triggered workflows, not only on direct prompt. Sweep AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do OpenHands and Sweep AI compare on model swappable?
- OpenHands: Model-agnostic architecture. Sweep AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do OpenHands and Sweep AI compare on api access?
- OpenHands: SDK available for embedding into other products/platforms. Sweep AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do OpenHands and Sweep AI compare on open source?
- OpenHands: Free and open source; no licence named on the page checked. Sweep AI: no public information disclosed.