OpenHands CLI vs. Toad

Feature	OpenHands CLI	Toad

Tagline	Lightweight OpenHands CLI as a standalone AI coding agent	A unified interface for AI in your terminal
Website	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands	https://batrachian.ai
Language	python	python
Release Date	October 18, 2025	December 18, 2025
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	Zed, Toad, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model dependent	Depends on underlying agent
Terminal Bench 2.0	#64 · 51.9% ±2.9 ¹
Supported Models	Models from multiple providers including, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI. Compatible with 400+ OpenRouter models.	Compatible with AI coding agents and models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Kimi, OpenHands via ACP
Pricing Model	BYOK	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands	https://github.com/batrachianai/toad
Development State	active	active