# OpenCode vs Parallax (slim)

> OpenCode scores 68.5 (B) to Parallax's 37.9 (F) for multi-agent orchestration. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenCode scores 68.5 (B) on agent readiness against Parallax's 37.9 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do multi-agent orchestration.

- OpenCode: B 68.5, rank #229 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/opencode.min.md
- Parallax: F 37.9, rank #1056 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallax-agents.min.md
- 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 40; Schema & documentation, 88 against 29; Agent ergonomics, 79 against 42; Security & auth, 60 against 43; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Maintenance & community, 81 against 56; Transparency & trust, 67 against 48. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Parallax, good for A developer on a Mac who runs several coding agents across Claude and Codex subscriptions and wants cross-lab review of finished sessions on GitHub.

| Category | OpenCode | Parallax |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 72 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 88 | 29 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 79 | 42 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 60 | 43 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 56 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 48 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenCode | Parallax |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anomaly | Conifer Solutions, Inc. |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Licence | MIT | Proprietary, under Conifer's Terms of Service (Conifer Solutions, Inc.). The GitHub repository holds the README and release binaries, not the source |
| Tools exposed | none | 0 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-15 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 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 | 211k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (2) | 2/5 (4) |