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OpenCode

The open source coding agent for the terminal, desktop and your editor, with any model provider you like.

Instead of GitHub Copilot

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Plenty of coding tools arrive with a monthly plan and an opinion about which model you should want, and OpenCode skips both. The docs say you can use any model provider by adding its API keys, and it runs from a terminal, a desktop app that is still marked beta, or an editor extension. Install paths run from npm and Homebrew to Docker.

OpenCode scores a 5 on lock-in, a 4 on footprint, self-direction, longevity and delivery and a 3 on power.

The licence is MIT and the copyright line reads opencode, while the docs footer credits Anomaly, a company, so we treat a company as the maker. The docs mention OpenCode Zen, a model service with billing, and the project page lists no sponsors, so the business model is the thing to watch. We did not find a statement on local models or on telemetry, and the docs recommend WSL on Windows.

    What stands out

  • Works with any model provider you give an API key
  • MIT licensed, from a company called Anomaly
  • A paid model service called Zen sits beside the free tool
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For comparison, we also reviewed GitHub Copilot (15/30) and OpenAI Codex (20/30) and Claude Code (17/30) as a benchmark.

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