OpenHands
An open-source coding agent you can point at your own models

Open source✓ VerifiedSelf-hostable
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Our take

A coding agent whose brain is swappable. Point it at a local model and the marginal cost of a run goes to zero — which is the only way agentic coding makes sense at volume.

Watch out

It edits real files and runs real commands. Give it a sandbox or a throwaway branch, always.

The free tier, in detail

What you get freeFree and open source (MIT); point it at a local or paid model, your choice
Where the limit sitsFree in software — model calls cost whatever backend you point it at (nothing, if local)
Credit card to startNo
Pricing typeOpen source
Last checked2026-07-30 · source
Run it yourselfYes — MIT · repo
Platformslinux, mac, windows
CategoryCode & dev · Agents & automation · Self-hosted / local

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