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OpenHands
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Open software-agent runtime with a computer you can watch.
OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin) is an open-source platform for AI software agents. Agents get a sandboxed computer — editor, terminal, browser — and work toward a task you specify. You can run it locally or follow the project’s documented deployment options. All Hands, the company, also sells a hosted path.
- Model independence
- Multi-model
- Deployment
- Cloud, Self-hosted
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- MIT
- Pricing model
- Mixed
- Added / updated
- 19 Aug 2026 / 19 Aug 2026
openhands.dev · Docs · Source
Editorial take
OpenHands is the open-source answer to “give the agent a computer.” That is a different bet from Aider’s commit loop. Use it when you want to watch the desktop, not when you want a 20-line CI wrapper. Hosted All Hands is a product; the MIT repo is the listing’s open-source claim. Do not mix the SLAs.
Strengths
- Agent-visible desktop (terminal, editor, browser) instead of hidden tool calls.
- MIT-licensed core you can run yourself.
- Model-agnostic; the harness is the product.
Limitations
- Operationally heavier than a CLI harness.
- Hosted offering and open repo are not the same support contract.
- Evaluation quality varies with the model you attach; the project does not remove that.
Compare
- vs aider — Two open-source execution paths with opposite UX bets.