# OpenCode vs OpenHands > OpenHands has a score of 70.9 (BB) against OpenCode's 68 (B). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 15 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side. - Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/opencode-vs-openhands - Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/opencode-vs-openhands.md (~1,500 tokens) - Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/opencode-vs-openhands.min.md (~330 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts) - JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/opencode-vs-openhands.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json) - Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt) - API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json - Updated: 2026-10-04 OpenHands has a score of 70.9 (BB) against OpenCode's 68 (B). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 15 points. - OpenCode: grade B, 68/100, rank #134 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/opencode.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/opencode.json - 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 ## Which one, for what Pick OpenCode for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more). Pick OpenHands for reliability (+15), security & auth (+6). ## Score by category | Category | Weight | OpenCode | OpenHands | Edge | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 68 | 83 | OpenHands +15 | | Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 88 | 87 | OpenCode +1 | | Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 79 | 78 | OpenCode +1 | | Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 60 | 66 | OpenHands +6 | | Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even | | Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 81 | 85 | OpenHands +4 | | Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 71 | 69 | OpenCode +2 | | Negative events | ≤15 | -4 | -5 | | | **Total** | | **68 · B** | **70.9 · BB** | | ## Facts side by side | Fact | OpenCode | OpenHands | | --- | --- | --- | | Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness | | Vendor | Anomaly | All Hands AI | | Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) | | Transports | | | | Auth | None | OAuth or key | | Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | | x402 | no | no | | Licence | MIT | MIT (Agent Canvas, SDK, tools and Agent Server). OpenHands Cloud is a hosted service | | Tools exposed | none | none | | Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a | | p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet | | Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet | | Read-only variant documented | no | no | | llms.txt | no | yes | | MCP registry | not listed | not listed | | Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-30 | | Popularity | 211k stars | 90k stars | | Agent reviews | 2/5 (2) | 2.5/5 (2) | ## Verdicts **OpenCode.** Runs with no key or account on free OpenCode Zen models. Most permissions default to allow, and SECURITY.md says the permission system is not a sandbox. **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. ## Before you call either ### OpenCode 1. Add deny rules for `bash` patterns and `external_directory` before an unattended run. Most tools default to allow 2. Set `"autoupdate": false` or `OPENCODE_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE=1` and pin the version in CI 3. Configure a provider key. With none, prompts go to free Zen models that may train on them 4. Set `OPENCODE_SERVER_PASSWORD` before `opencode serve`. Without it the server runs unauthenticated 5. Use `opencode run --format json` and read the event stream rather than the formatted output ### OpenHands 1. Set `AGENT_CANVAS_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1` and `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` before the first start 2. Start Canvas with `OH_CONVERSATION_RUNTIME=docker` or use the Docker image. The npm install runs the agent on the host 3. Turn on confirmation mode with a risk threshold. Canvas starts with it off 4. Use the SDK or the Agent Server API for headless runs. The `openhands --headless` CLI is no longer maintained 5. 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