Zero vs OpenHands CLI

Feature	Zero	OpenHands CLI

Tagline	Open-source Go coding agent for the terminal, 25+ providers	Lightweight OpenHands CLI as a standalone AI coding agent
Website	https://zero.gitlawb.com/	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
Language	go	python
Release Date	May 28, 2026	October 18, 2025
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	August 19, 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	Yes	No
IDE Integration	Zed, JetBrains, Neovim (via ACP)	Zed, Toad, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent; auto-compaction	Model-dependent
Terminal Bench		#59 · 51.9% ±2.9 (Terminal-Bench 2.0) ²
Supported Models	25+ providers: GitLawb OpenGateway (default), AI/ML API, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI, ChatGPT/Codex, OpenRouter, Groq, DeepSeek, Together, Fireworks, Qwen, Moonshot, MiniMax, Bedrock, Vertex, Z.ai, KiloCode, OpenCode Zen/Go; local via Ollama and LM Studio	Models from multiple providers including, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI. Compatible with 400+ OpenRouter models.
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT SuperGrok X Premium+	-
Pricing Model	Free, BYOK	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
Development State	active	active