Claude Code vs OpenHands CLI

Feature	Claude Code	OpenHands CLI
Tagline	An agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal	Lightweight OpenHands CLI as a standalone AI coding agent
Website	https://claude.ai/code	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	February 22, 2025	October 18, 2025
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains	Zed, Toad, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	1M tokens	Model-dependent
Terminal Bench	#2 · 57.9% ±3.8 (Terminal-Bench 4.0) 1	#59 · 51.9% ±2.9 (Terminal-Bench 2.0) 2
AA Coding Agent Index	70% · Fable 5.1 (max, with fallback)	-
Supported Models	Claude Fable 5 / Mythos 5 (Restricted Availability), Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5	Models from multiple providers including, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI. Compatible with 400+ OpenRouter models.
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code	—
Pricing Model	Subscription	BYOK
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	$17-200/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
Development State	active	active

¹ Claude Code tested with Fable 5.1 on Terminal-Bench 4.0.

² OpenHands CLI tested with Claude Opus 4.5 on Terminal-Bench 2.0.