# OpenHands vs Mirror CLI (slim)

> OpenHands scores 70.8 (BB) to Mirror CLI's 54.2 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenHands scores 70.8 (BB) on agent readiness against Mirror CLI's 54.2 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harnesses.

- OpenHands: BB 70.8, rank #152 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openhands.min.md
- Mirror CLI: C 54.2, rank #765 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-mirror.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 37; Schema & documentation, 87 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 78 against 58; Security & auth, 66 against 58; Maintenance & community, 85 against 47; Transparency & trust, 67 against 58. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- Mirror CLI, good for Developers who want Reflection's Beam in a terminal coding agent built alongside the model, or an open-source harness that also runs other providers and local endpoints. Also Free to start without a card; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5; No incidents deducted, where OpenHands loses 5 points for them.

| Category | OpenHands | Mirror CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 83 | 37 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 58 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 58 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 47 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenHands | Mirror CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | All Hands AI | Reflection |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | MIT (Agent Canvas, SDK, tools and Agent Server). OpenHands Cloud is a hosted service | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-09-03 |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes |  |
| Popularity | 90k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 3/5 (4) |