# OpenHands vs Prime Agent (slim)

> OpenHands scores 70.8 (BB) on agent readiness against Prime Agent's 60.5 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harness. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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OpenHands scores 70.8 (BB) on agent readiness against Prime Agent's 60.5 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harness.

- OpenHands: BB 70.8, rank #120 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openhands.min.md
- Prime Agent: C 60.5, rank #352 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/prime-agent.min.md
- OpenHands, good for Teams that want to self-host a coding agent with a web UI, per-conversation Docker sandboxes and scheduled or webhook automations, or embed the agent through a Python SDK and REST API. Ahead on Reliability, 83 against 65; Schema & documentation, 87 against 42; Agent ergonomics, 78 against 73; Security & auth, 66 against 50; Maintenance & community, 85 against 79. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- Prime Agent, good for Long-running research and coding work where one model drives subagents, schedules and goals from code, and where the owner can isolate the machine. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; No incidents deducted, where OpenHands loses 5 points for them.

| Category | OpenHands | Prime Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 83 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 42 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 50 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 79 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenHands | Prime Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | All Hands AI | Prime Intellect |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | MIT (Agent Canvas, SDK, tools and Agent Server). OpenHands Cloud is a hosted service | MIT |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-09-03 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 90k stars | 22k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |