Pick OpenHands if
teams who want a coding agent on a repo, locally or as hosted SaaS, and will bring a model key.
Read the OpenHands pageOpenHands vs REA
Our take
Pick OpenHands if you're on a team who want a coding agent on a repo, locally or as hosted SaaS, and will bring a model key. Pick REA if you're researchers and engineers who want an agent to walk a binary or bundled app. Skip OpenHands if you're people who want an IDE fork with Tab (Cursor) or a browser app builder (Replit). Skip REA if you're people who want a source-level coding agent (Claude Code) or a hosted
Best for
OpenHands An agent that writes, tests, and watches repos
REA An agent that reconstructs app behavior from a binary, bundle, or capture
Free plan
OpenHands No free plan
REA $0 · mIT. npx rea-agents setup or npx rea-agents@latest
Lowest paid
OpenHands Not published by the vendor
REA Not published by the vendor
Coding agent
OpenHands
REA One setup command
Runs where
OpenHands Hosted
REA
Watch out
OpenHands Free SaaS is not free tokens
REA rea doctor reports unhealthy unless Hopper or Ghidra is installed
Last checked
OpenHands 2026-10-19 · all-hands.dev/pricing
REA 2026-11-01 · github.com/morluto/rea
Which one, then?
Pick REA if
researchers and engineers who want an agent to walk a binary or bundled app.
Read the REA page