OpenHands

All Hands AI

The leading open-source autonomous software engineer (formerly OpenDevin): an agent that edits code, runs commands, browses and tests — self-hostable, model-agnostic and benchmarked on SWE-bench.

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Overview

OpenHands is the community's answer to Devin: an open platform where a software-engineering agent gets a sandboxed Ubuntu environment, a browser, a terminal and your codebase, and works tasks end to end — writing fixes, running tests, iterating on failures. It has been a consistent top open scorer on SWE-bench, the benchmark that resolves real GitHub issues, which keeps it credible rather than demo-ware.

The pitch over closed agents is control: self-host the runtime, pick your models (including local ones via Ollama/vLLM), audit every command, and extend the agent with your own macros and MCP tools. Setup is heavier than a VS Code extension and per-task token burn is real on hard issues. For teams that need an engineer-agent they can inspect, host and govern, OpenHands is the reference implementation.

Pros / Cons

Pros

Transparent: every action visible and auditable
Self-hosted runtime keeps code in-house
Any model, including fully local stacks
Benchmark-proven on real GitHub issues

Cons

Heavier setup than editor-embedded agents
Token costs spike on complex issues
Needs sandboxing discipline before production use

Who it's for

Automated issue triage and fixes on private repos

Governed agent coding for regulated teams

Research on agent architectures

Batch maintenance across many repositories

Bottom line

The open-source software engineer you can host, audit and govern — the reference in open agentic coding.

Key Features

Autonomous code editing & testing

Sandboxed runtime environment

Browser interaction

Model-agnostic (BYOK)

Self-hosted or managed cloud

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Frequently asked questions

What is OpenHands?

OpenHands is a Code Generation tool developed by All Hands AI. The company was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in Remote (open source). The leading open-source autonomous software engineer (formerly OpenDevin): an agent that edits code, runs commands, browses and tests — self-hostable, model-agnostic and benchmarked on SWE-bench.

Is OpenHands free?

Yes — OpenHands is free to use.

Is OpenHands open source?

Yes — OpenHands is open source. The source code is publicly available at https://github.com/All-Hands-AI/OpenHands.

What are the best alternatives to OpenHands?

Notable Code Generation alternatives include GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf. Browse all 4 tools in our Code Generation category for a full overview.

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