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OpenHands (open-source project)v1.33.0Reported

OpenHands: what’s new in v1.33.0 and our verdict

Open-source AI coding agent platform you can start locally, automate with workflows and run with any model.

Official site

Release Ruler for OpenHands: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
Released
Oct 23, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Partly verified
Best for
AI coding agents, agent building

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read4 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Failed Test log result: Failed. Read the log

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Pricing page not read; only the open-source license is verified. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

Open-source AI coding agent platform you can start locally, automate with workflows and run with any model.

Good for

  • Teams that want an open-source alternative to cloud coding agents
  • Developers who want to bring their own model

Skip if

  • You want a flat-fee hosted product with published pricing we can quote

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Full test log with exact commands, versions and raw output: OpenHands CLI 1.16.0 (SDK 1.21.0): our test log.

Best for

Key facts

OpenHands describes itself as an open-source AI coding agent platform: start locally, automate engineering workflows, use any model and scale with enterprise controls. The repository shows the MIT license and release v1.33.0 on Oct 23, 2026.

  • License: MIT (per GitHub)
  • Platforms: Runs locally or in the cloud; web and CLI (per site)
  • Pricing model: Free and open source (plus paid cloud/enterprise)
  • Free tier: Open-source software is free; model usage costs depend on your provider
  • Paid plans: Cloud and enterprise pricing not read
  • GitHub: All-Hands-AI/OpenHands: 91,839 stars on 2026-10-25, last push 2026-10-25
  • Latest release we saw: v1.33.0, 2026-10-23
  • How to start: Follow the quick-start on openhands.dev to run it locally and connect a model.
  • v1.33.0 (2026-10-23): the newest release listed on the official page or repository when we read it on 2026-10-25.

How to set it up: Get started with OpenHands

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We tried OpenHands on 2026-10-25; it did not complete in our test (see /tests/openhands-cli), so it is not marked Tested.

  1. Get access

    Follow the quick-start on openhands.dev to run it locally and connect a model.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    Open-source software is free; model usage costs depend on your provider. Paid: Cloud and enterprise pricing not read. Pricing page not read; only the open-source license is verified.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • MIT license
  • Active releases (v1.33.0 on Oct 23, 2026)
  • Model-agnostic

Cons

  • Hosted pricing not verified here
  • Setup is more involved than a hosted app
  • Our own run did not complete: OpenHands 1.16.0 installed (14 s, 537 MB) and started its agent, but with a local 3B model it made 0 edits in 2 trials: calc.py was unchanged. See /tests/openhands-cli

Alternatives and comparisons

  • Devin: Cognition's autonomous software engineer: a cloud coding agent that tests in its own browser and aims to hand back a mergeable pull request.
  • goose: Open-source, extensible AI agent that installs, runs, edits and tests code with the LLM of your choice.
  • opencode: Open-source terminal coding agent with a TUI, a desktop app and many model providers.
  • Aider: Open-source AI pair programming in your terminal that maps your codebase and connects to almost any LLM, including local models.

See all alternatives to OpenHands

FAQ

What is OpenHands?

OpenHands describes itself as an open-source AI coding agent platform: start locally, automate engineering workflows, use any model and scale with enterprise controls. The repository shows the MIT license and release v1.33.0 on Oct 23, 2026.

Is OpenHands free?

Open-source software is free; model usage costs depend on your provider. Paid: Cloud and enterprise pricing not read. Pricing page not read; only the open-source license is verified. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is OpenHands under?

Its license: MIT (per GitHub). Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Cloud pricing
  • Anything beyond the attempt in /tests/openhands-cli: we ran it once on a local 3B model and it did not complete our task, so it stays Reported

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • Claude Code: Update now if you use the sandbox or run Claude Code on a cloud provider; skip if you wanted flashy new features, this is a hardening release.
  • Langflow: MIT-licensed visual builder for AI agents and MCP servers with a very large GitHub following.
  • Amazon Q Developer: AWS's AI coding assistant for IDEs and the CLI, with a free tier and a $19 Pro tier; IDE plugin support ends April 30, 2027.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "OpenHands v1.33.0: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/openhands

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote a verdict. Plain-text version: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/openhands.md. More for AI assistants: /ai, /tools.json, /llms.txt.