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Enterprise (SaaS, or self-hosted in your VPC) is priced by sales.", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, the pricing page or the source (checked 2026-10-01).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 89800, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-01" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.openhands.dev", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.openhands.dev/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenHands/docs/main/openapi/agent-sdk.json", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "local", "self-hosted", "hosted", "freemium", "python", "typescript", "docker", "openapi", "llms-txt", "telemetry-default-on", "beta" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 70.9, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 92, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 78, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 60, "reliability": 83, "schema": 87, "security": 66, "transparency": 69 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -5, "negativeNotes": [ "Current behaviour, checked 2026-10-02. Agent Canvas sends a `canvas_install` event with platform, user agent, referrer and origin to PostHog through OpenHands' proxy at z.openhands.dev on first use, before the consent prompt, opting the client in for that one event. The source comment says the proxy is there to get past ad blockers, the consent prompt's box is ticked by default, and no user-facing doc mentions the early event. Undisclosed telemetry, -3. https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/blob/main/src/services/telemetry.ts", "2026-03-23. GHSA-7h8w-hj9j-8rjw (CVE-2026-33718, 7.6 in the advisory, 9.9 at NVD), command injection through the `path` parameter of the git diff endpoint let an authenticated user run commands in the agent sandbox. Fixed in 1.5.0 and published, a little over six months old, -1. https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/security/advisories/GHSA-7h8w-hj9j-8rjw", "2026-08-06. CVE-2026-19022 (6.3), command injection in `initialize_repo` in the pull request resolver of OpenHands 0.62.0 and earlier, the V0 line the V1 rewrite replaced. No GitHub advisory found, -1. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19022" ], "verdict": "A Docker container per conversation with `OH_CONVERSATION_RUNTIME=docker`, each with its own Agent Server. Confirmation mode is off by default in Agent Canvas, and the npm install gives the agent the host's whole filesystem.", "strengths": [ "A Docker container per conversation with `OH_CONVERSATION_RUNTIME=docker`, each with its own Agent Server", "Typed Python SDK and an Agent Server REST API with an OpenAPI 3.1 spec, plus a TypeScript client", "Confirmation policies (always, never, at or above a risk level) with LLM, Invariant and GraySwan risk analysers", "Any model through LiteLLM, local ones included, and MCP over stdio, SSE and streamable HTTP with OAuth", "21 Agent Canvas releases between 24 July and 25 September 2026, with CI passing on main" ], "weaknesses": [ "Confirmation mode is off by default in Agent Canvas, and the npm install gives the agent the host's whole filesystem", "One anonymous install event goes to PostHog before the consent prompt, whose opt-in box is pre-ticked", "The terminal CLI has been unmaintained since 11 August 2026 and the Docker-based local GUI is deprecated, yet both fill much of the docs", "Agent Canvas carries a beta badge, and its CHANGELOG.md stops at 1.0.0-alpha.2", "The privacy policy (3 September 2025) allows training on Cloud content and gives no retention period" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `AGENT_CANVAS_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1` and `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` before the first start", "Start Canvas with `OH_CONVERSATION_RUNTIME=docker` or use the Docker image. 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Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 28 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-openhands", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-openhands.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-openhands.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-openhands.min.md" }, "markdown": "OpenAI Codex has a score of 73.4 (BB) against OpenHands's 70.9 (BB). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 28 points.\n\n- OpenAI Codex: grade BB, 73.4/100, rank #58 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-codex.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-codex.json\n- OpenHands: grade BB, 70.9/100, rank #92 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openhands.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openhands.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick OpenAI Codex for security \u0026 auth (+16), transparency \u0026 trust (+14).\n\nPick OpenHands for reliability (+28).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | OpenAI Codex | OpenHands | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 55 | 83 | OpenHands +28 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 87 | OpenAI Codex +3 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 78 | OpenAI Codex +2 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 82 | 66 | OpenAI Codex +16 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 87 | 85 | OpenAI Codex +2 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 83 | 69 | OpenAI Codex +14 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | -5 | |\n| **Total** | | **73.4 · BB** | **70.9 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | OpenAI Codex | OpenHands |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | OpenAI | All Hands AI |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 (Codex CLI, its Rust crates and the TypeScript and Python SDKs). Codex cloud is a hosted service under OpenAI's terms | MIT (Agent Canvas, SDK, tools and Agent Server). OpenHands Cloud is a hosted service |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |\n| Popularity | 126k stars | 90k stars |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 2.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**OpenAI Codex.** Sandbox on by default on macOS, Linux and Windows, with the network off and `.git` and `.codex` read-only. Pre-1.0 at 0.160.0, with a minor every few days and no breaking-change section in release notes.\n\n**OpenHands.** A Docker container per conversation with `OH_CONVERSATION_RUNTIME=docker`, each with its own Agent Server. Confirmation mode is off by default in Agent Canvas, and the npm install gives the agent the host's whole filesystem.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### OpenAI Codex\n\n1. Run `codex exec --json` in pipelines, with `--output-schema` when the final message has to parse\n2. Keep the default sandbox. `--yolo` removes both the sandbox and approvals\n3. Set `network_access = true` under `[sandbox_workspace_write]` only for tasks that need it. Network is off by default\n4. Set `[analytics] enabled = false` and `[feedback] enabled = false` in config.toml to keep usage data local\n5. Pin the npm version. A 0.x minor lands every few days\n\n### OpenHands\n\n1. Set `AGENT_CANVAS_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1` and `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` before the first start\n2. Start Canvas with `OH_CONVERSATION_RUNTIME=docker` or use the Docker image. The npm install runs the agent on the host\n3. Turn on confirmation mode with a risk threshold. Canvas starts with it off\n4. Use the SDK or the Agent Server API for headless runs. The `openhands --headless` CLI is no longer maintained\n5. 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