OpenHands
Open-source autonomous coding agent platform, formerly OpenDevin, by All Hands AI.
OpenHands is an open-source autonomous coding agent platform, formerly OpenDevin, by All Hands AI. MIT-licensed and fully self-hostable in Docker.
About OpenHands
OpenHands is an open-source autonomous coding-agent platform from All Hands AI — formerly OpenDevin.
Its edge is an open, self-hostable take on the autonomous agent: MIT-licensed and self-hostable in Docker, bring-your-own-key for any major LLM, and a sandboxed runtime that exposes a browser, file editor, and terminal to the agent.
It's for teams who want Devin-style autonomy without the lock-in and are willing to run it themselves. Caveats: self-hosting needs Docker familiarity and a capable machine, and the hosted SaaS tier is still feature-limited compared with commercial agents like Devin.
It's the open, self-hostable counterpart to the managed, closed Devin.
Sources: all-hands.dev, this listing
What it does well
- MIT-licensed and fully self-hostable in Docker.
- Bring-your-own-key for any major LLM provider.
- Sandboxed runtime with browser, file editor, and terminal exposed to the agent.
Where it falls short
- Self-hosting requires Docker familiarity and a powerful machine.
- Hosted SaaS tier still feature-limited compared to commercial agents like Devin.
Tagged
- Self-hostable
- Bring Your Own Key
- Supports Claude
- Supports GPT
- Supports Local Models
- Agentic Mode
- Multi-file Edits
- Git Integration
- Terminal Execution
- Freemium
- Open Source
Compared with similar things
Picked by shared tags inside the AI Coding Agents.
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- 02Freemium →n8n
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- 03Freemium →LlamaIndex
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- 04Freemium →LangChain
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- 05Freemium →Zed
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- 06Freemium →CrewAI
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Concepts you should know
- Agentic coding
A development style centred on coding agents — the human describes intent, the agent plans and executes the work, and the human reviews diffs or PRs rather than authoring code line by line. The umbrella term for vibe coding and adjacent practices.
- AI agent
An LLM-powered program that pursues a goal over multiple steps by calling tools, observing results, and replanning. Agents differ from single-turn chatbots in that they can take real actions (run shell commands, edit files, hit APIs) and iterate without human intervention between steps.
- Autonomous coding
Long-horizon, unattended coding sessions where an agent works for minutes or hours without human approval at each step. Contrasts with approval-gated modes where the user confirms each shell command or file edit.
- Coding agent
An AI agent specialised for software-engineering tasks. Exposes file editing, terminal execution, code search, and git operations as tools and pursues multi-step coding goals like "add a /signup route with tests".
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</a>Frequently asked questions
- What is OpenHands?
- OpenHands is an open-source autonomous coding agent platform, formerly OpenDevin, by All Hands AI.
- Is OpenHands free?
- OpenHands offers a free tier and paid plans with higher limits or premium features.
- What platforms does OpenHands support?
- OpenHands runs on web, mac, win, linux, cli.
- What category does OpenHands belong to?
- OpenHands is in the AI Coding Agents category — Autonomous agents that write, edit, run, and review code. Includes CLI agents, agentic IDE add-ons, and code-review bots.
- What are the downsides of OpenHands?
- Self-hosting requires Docker familiarity and a powerful machine. Hosted SaaS tier still feature-limited compared to commercial agents like Devin.