# goose vs OpenHands (slim)

> goose has a score of 73.9 (BB) against OpenHands's 70.9 (BB). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is security & auth, 11 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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goose has a score of 73.9 (BB) against OpenHands's 70.9 (BB). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is security & auth, 11 points.

- goose: BB 73.9, rank #52 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/goose.min.md
- OpenHands: BB 70.9, rank #92 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openhands.min.md
- Pick goose for security & auth (+11). Pick OpenHands for reliability (+6), schema & documentation (+6), transparency & trust (+6).

| Category | goose | OpenHands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 77 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 87 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 82 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 77 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 63 | 69 |