goose vs OpenHands vs OpenCode

Side by side, as alternatives to Claude Code. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

gooseaaif-goose/goose

OpenHandsOpenHands/OpenHands

OpenCodeanomalyco/opencode

Claude Codepaid product

Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

Included with Claude Pro ($20/month, or $17/month billed annually), Max (from $100/month), Team and Enterprise; not on the free plan source ↗

Edit code across a repo from the terminal with an AI agent

Partly

Yes

Run commands and tests

Partly

Yes

Use the agent inside VS Code or JetBrains

Partly

Yes

Connect tools and data through MCP

Partly

Yes

Write commits and pull requests

Partly

Yes

Run the agent headless in scripts or CI (GitHub Actions)

Partly

Yes

Jobs covered

6 of 6 jobs

5 of 6 jobs

All 6

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

55,514

91,499

219,699Top

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

139

345

986Top

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Latest release

v1.55.0 · 2026-10-16

v1.30.0 · 2026-10-22Top

v1.19.3 · 2026-10-16

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Commits / 12 wk

657

740

2,164

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People committing / 12 mo

77+

54+

420+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

314 / 237

464 / 367

3742 / 4694

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, desktop app and CLI run on your computer

Yes; Agent Canvas and the agent server run on your machine by default, or on your own Docker host, VM or Kubernetes cluster

Yes, CLI and desktop app

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

Apache-2.0

MIT

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Model weights licenceDiffers

No separate model weights

No single bundled model licence. OpenCode connects to models/providers; their individual terms apply.

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Commercial useDiffers

Yes, Apache-2.0 allows commercial use

Yes, MIT allows commercial use

Yes, MIT code

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Paid services needed?Differs

Not required with local models (Ollama, LM Studio, Docker Model Runner, Ramalama) or free tiers such as Groq; paid APIs are optional

Not required with local models (LM Studio, Ollama, vLLM, SGLang); cloud model APIs and OpenHands Cloud are optional

Needs a model provider: local models via Ollama, LM Studio or llama.cpp, or a paid API

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

No hardware requirements documented in the README or install docs (checked 2026-10-21)

No requirements given for Agent Canvas itself; the recommended local model needs a 24GB GPU or an Apple Silicon Mac with 64GB memory

No hardware requirements documented in the README or docs (checked 2026-10-21)

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Operating systemsDiffers

Desktop app and CLI for macOS, Linux and Windows; the Windows CLI runs natively in Git Bash, MSYS2 or PowerShell, or in WSL

macOS, Linux and Windows (PowerShell or WSL2); the CLI and per-conversation Docker sandboxes need WSL on Windows

Windows, macOS and Linux; on Windows the docs recommend WSL for the CLI, and there is a Windows desktop app

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Setup effortDiffers

Easy; download the desktop app, or install the CLI with a one-line script or Homebrew, then pick a provider

Medium; install Node.js 24 and uv then the npm package, or run the Docker image, then add a model

Easy; one-line install script, npm, Homebrew, Chocolatey or Scoop, then add a model provider

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Stars over time

Switch to Growth % to compare projects of different sizes fairly.

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OpenHands
OpenCode

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Tracked daily since 19 Oct 2026. Dashed history: estimated from public records of when people starred the repo. Lines connect observations only; gaps contain no measured points.

Growth % starts at each project's first observed point in the shown range. Zero-star starts are unavailable.

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goose vs OpenHands vs OpenCode (as alternatives to Claude Code)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 22 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=goose,openhands,opencode&product=claude-code

Claude Code: Included with Claude Pro ($20/month, or $17/month billed annually), Max (from $100/month), Team and Enterprise; not on the free plan
goose: free software; does 6 of 6 Claude Code jobs
OpenHands: free software; does 6 of 6 Claude Code jobs
OpenCode: free software; does 5 of 6 Claude Code jobs

- goose: 55,514 GitHub stars, 657 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0
- OpenHands: 91,499 GitHub stars, 740 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT
- OpenCode: 219,699 GitHub stars, 2,164 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: goose Yes, desktop app and CLI run on your computer; OpenHands Yes; Agent Canvas and the agent server run on your machine by default, or on your own Docker host, VM or Kubernetes cluster; OpenCode Yes, CLI and desktop app
- Code licence: goose Apache-2.0; OpenHands MIT; OpenCode MIT
- Model weights licence: goose No separate model weights; OpenHands No separate model weights; OpenCode No single bundled model licence. OpenCode connects to models/providers; their individual terms apply.
- Commercial use: goose Yes, Apache-2.0 allows commercial use; OpenHands Yes, MIT allows commercial use; OpenCode Yes, MIT code
- Paid services needed?: goose Not required with local models (Ollama, LM Studio, Docker Model Runner, Ramalama) or free tiers such as Groq; paid APIs are optional; OpenHands Not required with local models (LM Studio, Ollama, vLLM, SGLang); cloud model APIs and OpenHands Cloud are optional; OpenCode Needs a model provider: local models via Ollama, LM Studio or llama.cpp, or a paid API
- Hardware: goose No hardware requirements documented in the README or install docs (checked 2026-10-21); OpenHands No requirements given for Agent Canvas itself; the recommended local model needs a 24GB GPU or an Apple Silicon Mac with 64GB memory; OpenCode No hardware requirements documented in the README or docs (checked 2026-10-21)
- Operating systems: goose Desktop app and CLI for macOS, Linux and Windows; the Windows CLI runs natively in Git Bash, MSYS2 or PowerShell, or in WSL; OpenHands macOS, Linux and Windows (PowerShell or WSL2); the CLI and per-conversation Docker sandboxes need WSL on Windows; OpenCode Windows, macOS and Linux; on Windows the docs recommend WSL for the CLI, and there is a Windows desktop app
- Setup effort: goose Easy; download the desktop app, or install the CLI with a one-line script or Homebrew, then pick a provider; OpenHands Medium; install Node.js 24 and uv then the npm package, or run the Docker image, then add a model; OpenCode Easy; one-line install script, npm, Homebrew, Chocolatey or Scoop, then add a model provider

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Numbers: GitHub, fetched nightly. Facts: read from each project's own documentation, with the source on its page. How we check. aaif-goose/goose ↗OpenHands/OpenHands ↗anomalyco/opencode ↗

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