# Droid CLI vs OpenCode (slim)

> OpenCode scores 67.7 (B) to Droid CLI's 59.1 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenCode scores 67.7 (B) on agent readiness against Droid CLI's 59.1 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harnesses.

- Droid CLI: C 59.1, rank #560 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli.min.md
- OpenCode: B 67.7, rank #241 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/opencode.min.md
- Droid CLI, good for Teams that want a terminal coding agent with tiered autonomy, command rules and an optional sandbox, and that will pay for a Factory plan. 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, 68 against 49; Schema & documentation, 88 against 79; Agent ergonomics, 79 against 72; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Droid CLI | OpenCode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 49 | 68 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 79 | 88 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 63 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 81 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Droid CLI | OpenCode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Factory | Anomaly |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary, under Factory's Terms and Conditions. The `droid` npm package is marked `UNLICENSED` and the public repository holds documentation only. The Python SDK is Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-09-30 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-14 | 2026-08-15 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-20 | 2026-03-06 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 49 stars, 7.8k npm/wk | 211k stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (2) |