OpenHands

OpenHands is an open-source AI software development agent platform (by All Hands AI) that can write code, run commands and browse the web to complete engineering tasks.

Overview

OpenHands is one of the leading open-source coding agents: give it a task in natural language and it operates a sandboxed workspace — editing files, executing shell commands, running tests and browsing documentation — until the job is done. The project (formerly OpenDevin) has a large community and strong benchmark results on software engineering benchmarks like SWE-bench. All Hands AI offers a hosted platform on top for teams, with policy controls, audit logs and model choice, while the core remains free to self-host. It integrates with git workflows and can act as a reviewer, implementer or bug fixer.

Day-to-day, teams point OpenHands at an issue ticket and let the agent clone the repo, reproduce the bug, write the fix and open a pull request for review. Sandboxing keeps command execution contained, and policy settings decide which actions need human approval. Because the runtime API drives the same loop programmatically, platform teams embed agents in CI — for instance, auto-triaging flaky tests or bumping dependencies with verification runs attached.

Key Features

• Autonomous agent loop: plans, edits code, runs commands and iterates on failures
• Sandboxed execution environment for safe command running
• Open source (MIT) with self-hosting and community extensions
• Model-agnostic: works with leading frontier and open-weight LLMs
• Git-native workflows for branches, PRs and issue resolution
• Hosted platform with team policies, logs and governance
• Sandboxed command execution with approval policies
• Runtime API for embedding agents in CI pipelines

Pricing

OpenHands is free to self-host with your own model API keys. All Hands AI’s hosted platform charges per usage/seat with team features; enterprise deployments with security reviews and support are quoted individually.

Who Is It For

It targets engineering teams and individual developers who want agentic automation with full transparency and control — including organizations that must keep code inside their own infrastructure.

FAQ

Is OpenHands free to use?

Yes — the open-source version is free; the hosted cloud platform and enterprise features are paid.

Does OpenHands offer an API?

Yes, OpenHands can be driven programmatically through its runtime API and CLI, which lets teams wire agents into CI or internal tools.

How does OpenHands compare to alternatives?

Against commercial agents like Devin or Cursor’s agent mode, OpenHands’ open source licensing and model flexibility are the key differentiators, appealing to teams that want to avoid vendor lock-in.

Which models work with OpenHands?

OpenHands is model-agnostic and works with leading commercial APIs as well as open-weight models served privately, letting teams balance capability, cost and data policy.