OpenHands
OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin) is an open-source software-engineering agent platform. All-Hands-AI/OpenHands showed about 67,000 stars. The old page said only "MIT / cloud exists" with no seats, and leaned on SWE-bench 53% as if current.
Compare Claude Code and OpenCode if you wanted a thinner CLI.
Key Features
- GUI, CLI, SDK: Still the product shape. Confirm Agent Canvas in current docs.
- Self-host: OSS runtime in Docker/your infra. Cloud is the $20 / $30 grid.
- Model-agnostic: Bring Claude, OpenAI, or local models. You pay those bills separately.
- Not a frozen 53% SWE-bench card: Drop the old CodeAct headline unless you re-verify it.
Use Cases
- Teams that want a self-hosted coding agent UI.
- Cloud buyers who will pay $20–$30 instead of running Docker.
- People comparing OpenHands Team vs Cursor Pro $40.
Limitation: included agent minutes were not fully copied. Confirm the meter. MIT vs other licenses should be read on GitHub, not assumed.
Pricing
openhands.dev/pricing on 2026-08-17:
| Plan | Price | Notes from that page |
|---|---|---|
| Self-host | $0 software | Pay models and infra. |
| Individual | $20 / month | Hosted. |
| Team | $30 / user / month | Shared cloud. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Sales. |
Getting Started
- Read openhands.dev or the GitHub README.
- Try Docker self-host, or start Individual cloud.
- Point the agent at one repo before you buy Team.
- Confirm which models are allowed on the hosted seat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it still only free OSS?
The software is OSS. Hosted Individual is $20.
67k stars still right?
About 67,000 on 2026-08-17. Confirm the API.
Same as OpenDevin?
Yes. OpenHands is the current name.
Alternatives
- Claude Code: Official Anthropic CLI.
- OpenCode: Another open coding CLI.
- Devin: Cognition cloud agent, Core $500.
Tips
- Quote $20 / $30, not "cloud unspecified".
- Date the star count.
- Confirm SWE-bench before you reuse 53%.
Conclusion
OpenHands is an OSS coding-agent platform with public Individual $20 and Team $30 cloud seats. Start at openhands.dev/pricing, then decide whether a thinner CLI is enough.
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