Claude Code vs OpenCode
A side-by-side comparison of Claude Code and OpenCode — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
Claude Code
code.claude.com
Anthropic's agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal and helps you turn ideas into code.
OpenCode
opencode.ai
The open-source AI coding agent.
| Feature | Claude Code | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Model | Freemium | Open-source |
| License | Proprietary | open-source |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Category | AI Agents | AI Agents |
| Self-hosted | ✕No | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick Claude Code if…
- ✓You prefer Claude Code's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick OpenCode if…
- ✓You want full source-code access and no per-seat fees.
- ✓You need to self-host for compliance, privacy, or cost.
- ✓Broader tag coverage in our catalog (proxy for feature breadth).