# OpenHands v1.33.0: what's new, verdict & setup Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/openhands · Released: 2026-10-23 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: OpenHands (open-source project) · Official site: https://www.openhands.dev/ > Open-source AI coding agent platform you can start locally, automate with workflows and run with any model. ## 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. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves. Full test log (commands, versions, raw output): [OpenHands CLI 1.16.0 (SDK 1.21.0): our test log](https://theagenticweekly.com/tests/openhands-cli) Pricing: Partly verified. Pricing page not read; only the open-source license is verified. (checked 2026-10-25) ## Best for - [Best AI tool for AI coding agents](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/ai-coding-agents) (#-): Open-source coding agent platform with local and cloud use. - [Best AI tool for agent building](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/agent-building) (#-): Automations and SDK for building engineering agents. ## 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. 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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 - [OpenHands](https://www.openhands.dev/) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [OpenHands repository](https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [OpenHands v1.33.0 release](https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.33.0) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [GitHub API data for All-Hands-AI/OpenHands (stars, license, last push)](https://github.com/All-Hands-AI/OpenHands) (fetched 2026-10-25) ## How to cite 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 the verdict.