# Crush vs OpenCode (slim)

> OpenCode scores 68.5 (B) to Crush's 56.5 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenCode scores 68.5 (B) on agent readiness against Crush's 56.5 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harnesses.

- Crush: C 56.5, rank #705 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.min.md
- OpenCode: B 68.5, rank #230 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/opencode.min.md
- Crush, good for Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks. Also No incidents deducted, where OpenCode loses 4 points for them.
- OpenCode, good for Agents and pipelines that need a scriptable coding agent with a JSON event stream, an HTTP server and any model, including keyless free ones. Ahead on Reliability, 72 against 54; Schema & documentation, 88 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 79 against 52; Security & auth, 60 against 44; Payments & pricing, 60 against 55; Transparency & trust, 67 against 56. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.

| Category | Crush | OpenCode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 54 | 72 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 88 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 52 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 55 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 81 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Crush | OpenCode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Charm | Anomaly |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Licence | FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available) | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-08-15 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-03-06 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 29k stars, 5.6k npm/wk | 211k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2/5 (2) |