OpenHands

OpenHands is the MIT-licensed AI software engineer formerly named OpenDevin, maintained by All Hands...

7/10 Useful

Active

Free (MIT, BYOK) · free Individual cloud · Team and Enterprise commercial tiers

Best plan

Free (MIT, BYOK) · free Individual cloud · Team and Enterprise...

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Should you use it?

OpenHands is the MIT-licensed AI software engineer formerly named OpenDevin, maintained by All Hands AI. Self-host free, or use OpenHands Cloud with a free Individual plan plus Team and Enterprise paths. The $20/mo Pro tier was retired in May 2026. Pick it for autonomous coding on your own stack; skip for inline IDE autocomplete.

Buy if Developers wanting a free Devin alternative
Pick Free (MIT, BYOK) · free Individual cloud · Team and Enterprise commercial tiers
Skip if Users wanting tight IDE autocomplete

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What to buy

Best plan Free (MIT, BYOK) · free Individual cloud · Team and Enterprise commercial tiers

Watch: Verify current conversation caps, token pricing, Team...

Price range Free (MIT, BYOK) · free Individual cloud · Team and Enterprise commercial tiers

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Upgrade only if Not for users wanting tight ide autocomplete

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Current pricing source: OpenHands pricing

Fit

Use it for this, skip it for that

Best for

Developers wanting a free Devin alternative
Teams needing self-hosted autonomous coding
Open-source contributors and researchers
Model-agnostic agentic coding setups

Avoid if

Users wanting tight IDE autocomplete
Beginners needing guided step-by-step help
Teams requiring managed SLAs with zero infrastructure

Watch out: Verify current conversation caps, token pricing, Team features, model access policy, and Enterprise deployment terms on the live pricing page before procurement. The product moved off a $20/mo Pro tier in 2026.

Recent changes

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Build comparison

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Why this recommendation is trusted

Evidence OpenHands documentation

Source: Registered source
Freshness: Current
Confidence: Medium confidence
Verified: Jun 25, 2026
Review: Aug 13, 2026
Volatility: Volatile

High-volatility evidence needs frequent review.

Editorial score

Unweighted average of 4 axes · confidence high

Utility 8/10

How much real work it can do for a competent operator, end to end.
Value 9/10

What you get for the dollar relative to the closest alternative.
Moat 4/10

How hard it would be for a competitor to replicate the underlying advantage.
Longevity 7/10

How likely the product is to still be best-in-class 24 months out.

Verified facts

Best For Open-source AI software engineer (formerly OpenDevin). MIT-licensed CLI, GUI, and SDK that autonomously write and test code in a Docker sandbox with any LLM. Best for software development and code-assistant workflows.
medium Drifts 2026-06-25 OpenHands documentation
Pricing Anchor As of June 2026 OpenHands Cloud has a free Individual tier plus commercial Team and Enterprise paths; the pricing FAQ says Individual supports BYOK or the OpenHands LLM provider, while Enterprise is for centrally managed organization deployments. Self-hosting under MIT remains free.
high Volatile 2026-06-25 OpenHands pricing
Watch Out For Verify current conversation caps, token pricing, Team features, model access policy, and Enterprise deployment terms on the live pricing page before procurement. The product moved off a $20/mo Pro tier in 2026.
high Volatile 2026-06-25 OpenHands pricing

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Full review notes Long-form details, FAQ, and source history

OpenHands is the open-source AI software engineer previously known as OpenDevin, maintained by All Hands AI. It reads, writes, runs, and debugs code inside a Docker sandbox, accessible via CLI, GUI, Python SDK, or OpenHands Cloud (docs.openhands.dev).

The repo carries 75K+ GitHub stars as of June 2026. Model access is bring-your-own or provider-mediated: the stable claim is that OpenHands can be powered with Claude, GPT, or other LLMs through its configuration layer, not that one exact frontier model list will stay current.

Recent developments

June 25, 2026: OpenHands pricing still lists free local Open Source and free Individual cloud access, but the public page now frames commercial buying around Team and Enterprise paths. Confirm Team limits, token pricing, and Enterprise deployment terms before procurement. The old $20/mo Pro tier remains retired.

System Verdict

Pick OpenHands if autonomous software engineering at Devin-class capability is the goal and infrastructure ownership is acceptable. The MIT license, Docker sandbox, and GitHub PR integration make it production-credible for real tasks. Model flexibility is the moat against closed services.

Skip it if IDE autocomplete is the primary need. OpenHands delegates full tasks; it does not pair-program inline. Cursor or Claude Code fit in-editor workflows better.

Who pays which tier: Self-host free for developers who run Docker locally. OpenHands Cloud Individual is the no-cost cloud evaluation path with BYOK or OpenHands provider token pricing. Team is the organization step-up to verify for shared work, and Enterprise is the managed-control path for central access, deployment, support, and scale.

Key Facts


Former name	OpenDevin (renamed 2024)
Maintainer	All Hands AI
License	MIT (core) · Enterprise directory is separate-licensed
GitHub stars	75K+ (June 2026)
Interfaces	CLI · Local GUI · Python SDK · OpenHands Cloud
Sandbox	Docker container per task
Cloud Individual (free)	BYOK or OpenHands LLM provider token pricing; verify current usage caps
Cloud commercial tiers	Team and Enterprise paths for organization control, deployment, and scale; verify live SKU detail
Model support	Claude, GPT, and other configurable LLMs; exact provider/model list depends on keys and deployment

Every data point above was verified against vendor sources on 2026-06-25. See Sources.

What it actually is

An agent loop that wraps any LLM inside a controlled code-execution environment. Given a task, OpenHands plans the approach, edits files, runs tests, reads failures, iterates, and submits a pull request.

Deployment is your choice. CLI for terminal natives. Local GUI for browser-based work. Python SDK for custom agent automation. OpenHands Cloud for zero-setup evaluation.

The moat is low and the team knows it. The architecture is public, the model layer is swappable, and competing forks exist. Positioning rests on community velocity, benchmark leadership, and the cloud platform rather than protocol lock-in.

When to pick OpenHands

Devin-class capability without the Devin bill. Self-hosting plus BYOK beats commercial Devin on price for most solo developers.
Private infrastructure. Code must not leave the company network. Enterprise self-hosting inside your VPC gives full audit control.
Model-agnostic coding agent. Benchmark your approved Claude, GPT, open-weight, or LiteLLM-compatible endpoint on the same task without rewriting the agent.
Autonomous PR workflows. Feed an issue, get a reviewable pull request. Works on GitHub and GitLab natively.
Research on agent architectures. Open evaluation infrastructure and Theory-of-Mind tooling for measuring agent performance.

When to pick something else

IDE autocomplete and pair-programming: Cursor, Cline, or GitHub Copilot.
Managed autonomous agent with zero setup: Devin (Cognition) for a commercial SLA.
Terminal coding on Anthropic models: Claude Code CLI for deepest Claude integration.
Visual agent workflow builder: Langflow or Relevance AI.
Multi-agent team orchestration: CrewAI.

Pricing

Tier	Cost	Notes
Self-hosted (MIT)	Free	Full features, BYO API key and infrastructure
Cloud Individual	Free	GitHub login, BYOK or OpenHands provider token pricing; verify current usage caps
Team	Commercial	Organization plan surfaced on the live pricing page; verify seats, caps, and collaboration controls
Enterprise	Custom	Organization-wide control, deployment and support terms; verify VPC, identity, and large-codebase entitlements
Model API costs	Usage-based	Depends on the configured provider/model, context size, and number of agent iterations

Prices verified 2026-06-25 via OpenHands pricing. The $20/mo Pro tier was retired in May 2026; the current public page keeps Open Source and Individual as free entry paths and adds Team/Enterprise buying language. Self-hosting under MIT remains fully free.

Against the alternatives

	OpenHands	Claude Code	Devin
License	MIT (open-source)	Proprietary	Proprietary
Hosting	Self or Cloud	Anthropic cloud	Cognition cloud
Model choice	Any (BYOK)	Claude only	Cognition’s stack
Entry cost	Free (self-host)	$20/mo Pro	Paid per-task
Sandbox	Docker	Anthropic-managed	Cognition-managed
GitHub PR integration	Native	Native	Native
IDE autocomplete	No	No (CLI-first)	No
Best viewed as	Model-agnostic open-source agent	Anthropic-native CLI agent	Managed commercial SLA

Failure modes

No inline autocomplete. Task-delegation only. Pair-programming requires Cursor or Cline.
Docker dependency for self-hosting. Full sandbox safety needs Docker. Lightweight mode drops isolation.
Cloud limits need live confirmation. The public pricing page describes free Individual access and commercial Team/Enterprise paths, but buyers should verify current conversation caps and token pricing before relying on the hosted path.
Variable reliability on complex refactors. Large multi-file changes can exceed context limits or produce code requiring human fix-up.
Low moat. Architecture is public; commercial services compete on reliability, not novelty.
Slower than IDE tools for one-file edits. The plan-act-observe loop adds latency. Cline in VS Code wins on micro-edits.
Enterprise directory has separate license terms. The enterprise extensions are not under MIT. Read the licensing before deploying.

Methodology

This page was produced by the aipedia.wiki editorial pipeline, an automated system that ingests vendor documentation, verifies pricing and model details against primary sources, and generates the editorial analysis you are reading. No individual human wrote this review. Scoring follows the four-dimension rubric at /about/scoring/ (Utility × Value × Moat × Longevity, unweighted average). Last verified 2026-06-25 against OpenHands documentation, OpenHands pricing, and the OpenHands GitHub repo.

FAQ

OpenHands vs OpenDevin: same project? Yes. OpenDevin was renamed OpenHands in 2024. All development and releases now ship under the OpenHands name, maintained by All Hands AI.

Is OpenHands free? Self-hosting is fully free under MIT. OpenHands Cloud offers a free Individual tier via GitHub login with BYOK or OpenHands provider token pricing. The $20/mo Pro plan was retired in May 2026. Team and Enterprise are the commercial paths to verify for shared organization control, central access, and deployment terms.

Does OpenHands work with Claude? Yes. OpenHands is model-agnostic. The project says the CLI can be powered with Claude, GPT, or other LLMs; exact model availability depends on the API keys, hosted provider, and deployment configuration.

OpenHands vs Devin? Both are autonomous software engineers that turn task descriptions into reviewable PRs. OpenHands is open-source, self-hostable, and model-agnostic. Devin is commercial, managed, and faster to onboard. OpenHands wins on price and control; Devin wins on reliability out of the box.

Can OpenHands open GitHub pull requests? Yes. Native GitHub and GitLab integration. It clones a repo, reads issues, implements a fix inside a Docker sandbox, and opens a PR for human review.

Sources

OpenHands documentation: Architecture, deployment modes, agent loop
OpenHands pricing: Cloud Individual and Enterprise tiers
OpenHands GitHub: Source, stars, release history
OpenHands Index announcement: January 2026 platform update

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