ForgeCode vs. OpenHands CLI

Feature	ForgeCode	OpenHands CLI

Tagline	A top-ranked AI enabled pair programming coding agent	Lightweight OpenHands CLI as a standalone AI coding agent
Website	https://forgecode.dev	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
Language	rust	python
Release Date	January 30, 2025	October 18, 2025
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	June 3, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	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	No	No
IDE Integration	VSCode & (terminal-native, ZSH plugin)	Zed, Toad, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model dependent
Terminal Bench 2.0		#64 · 51.9% ±2.9 ²
Supported Models	Can use Claude & ChatGPT subscriptions with access to Opus, GPT series, supports 400+ models on Openrouter.	Models from multiple providers including, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI. Compatible with 400+ OpenRouter models.
Pricing Model	BYOK	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/antinomyhq/forgecode	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
Development State	active	active