Question 1

Is Cody better than OpenHands?

Accepted Answer

It depends on your use case. Cody is known for AI coding assistant by Sourcegraph with codebase context, while OpenHands Open-source AI software developer agent. See our full comparison above for a detailed breakdown.

Question 2

Is Cody free?

Accepted Answer

Cody pricing: Free + Pro $9/mo.

Question 3

Is OpenHands free?

Accepted Answer

OpenHands pricing: Free (open-source).

Question 4

What are the main differences between Cody and OpenHands?

Accepted Answer

Cody and OpenHands differ in features, pricing, and platform support. Cody: AI coding assistant by Sourcegraph with codebase context. OpenHands: Open-source AI software developer agent. See the full side-by-side comparison above for details.

Feature	Cody	OpenHands
Category	Coding Assistants	AI Agent Frameworks
Pricing	Free + Pro $9/mo	Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars	5k	✓ More stars 40k
Platforms	macOS, Linux, Windows	Linux, macOS, Docker
Key Features	✓ Codebase context ✓ Code search ✓ Autocomplete ✓ Chat ✓ Multi-repo	✓ Autonomous coding ✓ Browser use ✓ Shell access ✓ Multi-model ✓ Sandboxed
Pros	+ Deep codebase context + Multi-repo understanding + Code search integration + Free tier available + Privacy controls	+ Fully autonomous coding + Sandboxed execution environment + Browser and terminal access + Multi-model support + Very active development (40k+ stars)
Cons	− Best with Sourcegraph (less useful standalone) − Smaller model selection − Enterprise pricing − Less known than Copilot	− Requires Docker − Token-expensive for complex tasks − Still experimental − Quality depends on chosen model
Tags	codingsourcegraphcontextsearch	autonomouscodingopen-sourceagent

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