Mastra Code vs OpenHands CLI

Feature	Mastra Code	OpenHands CLI

Tagline	Coding agent that replaces compaction with Observational Memory	Lightweight OpenHands CLI as a standalone AI coding agent
Website	https://code.mastra.ai/	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	December 24, 2025	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	basic	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	ACP (Agent Client Protocol)	Zed, Toad, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent; observation-based	Model-dependent
Terminal Bench		#59 · 51.9% ±2.9 (Terminal-Bench 2.0) ²
Supported Models	Claude, GPT, Gemini and thousands more via Mastra's unified model router, plus custom OpenAI-compatible providers	Models from multiple providers including, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI. Compatible with 400+ OpenRouter models.
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code ChatGPT GitHub Copilot SuperGrok	-
Pricing Model	Free, 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/mastra-ai/mastra	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
Development State	active	active