Pick gpt-engineer if
builders who want the original CLI and will run it from the archived tree, or who are moving the same workflow to Lovable.
Read the gpt-engineer pagegpt-engineer vs OpenCode
Our take
Pick gpt-engineer if builders who want the original CLI and will run it from the archived tree, or who are moving the same workflow to Lovable. Pick OpenCode if developers who want a local MIT agent and will connect a provider or use the included free models.
Best for
gpt-engineer A local code-generation loop you run yourself
OpenCode An open-source agent you run locally
Free plan
gpt-engineer $0 · mIT
OpenCode $0 · mIT. Free models included
Lowest paid
gpt-engineer Not published by the vendor
OpenCode Go $10/mo
Next step up
gpt-engineer
OpenCode Zen $20
Coding agent
gpt-engineer Preprompts
OpenCode Agent + Tab inside the editor
Runs where
gpt-engineer Desktop editor; models hosted
OpenCode
Watch out
gpt-engineer The upstream repo is archived
OpenCode $0 is the agent
Last checked
gpt-engineer 2026-10-22 · gpt-engineer.readthedocs.io
OpenCode 2026-10-22 · opencode.ai
Which one, then?
Pick OpenCode if
developers who want a local MIT agent and will connect a provider or use the included free models.
Read the OpenCode page