OpenHands
OpenHands runs autonomous coding agents locally, in a VPC, or hosted. You supply repos, prompts, and model keys; agents act via CLI, web GUI, or SDK to run tasks across repositories and trigger workflows into GitHub, Slack, Jira, and more. Outputs include automated code changes, task runs, and collaboration history.
OpenHands documents three access tiers: an Open Source local edition labeled Free, a SaaS Individual tier labeled Free, and an Enterprise tier listed as Custom pricing.Is OpenHands right for you?
Good for
- Engineering teams that want to automate repeatable repository and tool workflows using self-hosted or hosted agent runners.
- Open-source core with an MIT license you can self-host and extend.
- Built-in integrations to trigger agent workflows from common engineering tools (GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear).
Keep in mind
- Enterprise pricing is not published; you must contact sales for costs.
- Model access for hosted Individual users is described as at-cost but the site does not list numeric token or per-request rates.
- Buyers who need published flat per-user or per-token prices and exact SLA terms visible on the public pricing pages should confirm costs and contract terms with sales before evaluating.
Pricing and plan limits
The linked official pages do not list plan prices. The site documents BYO model keys and at-cost model access for Individual users but does not publish numeric token or subscription rates.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Open-source core with an MIT license you can self-host and extend.
Built-in integrations to trigger agent workflows from common engineering tools (GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear).
Limitations to consider
Enterprise pricing is not published; you must contact sales for costs.
Model access for hosted Individual users is described as at-cost but the site does not list numeric token or per-request rates.
Choosing a plan
Test OpenHands by running a local Open Source instance against a small repo and a representative agent workflow to validate integrations (GitHub, Slack, Jira) and confirm hosted model-key and pricing options with sales.
Based on the linked product documentation.
Available on
Desktop, Web.
Official sources
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