Pick OpenCode if
developers who want a local MIT agent and will connect a provider or use the included free models.
Read the OpenCode pageOpenCode vs SWE-agent
Our take
Pick OpenCode if developers who want a local MIT agent and will connect a provider or use the included free models. Pick SWE-agent if researchers and platform engineers who want to run and inspect coding-agent trajectories on their own machines.
Best for
OpenCode An open-source agent you run locally
SWE-agent A research-grade agent you run yourself
Free plan
OpenCode $0 · mIT. Free models included
SWE-agent $0 · mIT. You install and run it
Lowest paid
OpenCode Go $10/mo
SWE-agent Not published by the vendor
Next step up
OpenCode Zen $20
SWE-agent
Coding agent
OpenCode Agent + Tab inside the editor
SWE-agent CLI agent
Runs where
OpenCode
SWE-agent Hosted
Watch out
OpenCode $0 is the agent
SWE-agent $0 is the software
Last checked
OpenCode 2026-10-22 · opencode.ai
SWE-agent 2026-10-22 · swe-agent.com
Which one, then?
Pick SWE-agent if
researchers and platform engineers who want to run and inspect coding-agent trajectories on their own machines.
Read the SWE-agent page