OpenCode
Free open source coding agent that works with any model.
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- Best for
- Free or fully local coding
- On your PC
- Some setup
- Works on
- Mac, Windows, Linux, Browser extension
- License
- MIT
What’s good
- Terminal, desktop app and editor extension
- Connect Claude, GPT, Gemini or a local model
- Over 220,000 GitHub stars, very active
Downsides
- Free models are temporary and some are blocked by country
- Quality depends on the model you choose
- Local models need a strong PC or Mac
At a glance.
- Best for
- Free or fully local coding
- Price
- Free, open source
- Version
- v1.19.5Released 2026-10-28
- Works on
- Mac, Windows, Linux, Browser extension, Web
- Open source
- Yes, MIT
- Made by
- OpenCode (Anomaly)
- Website
- opencode.ai
Should you use it?
Yes: it is our best on your computer pick for coding agents. Free, open source, and runs well with Qwen3.8 on your machine.
Can I run it myself?
Yes. Some setup: download a model inside an app.
Use OpenCode with Ollama or LM Studio (e.g. Qwen3.8 27B).
- You need
- 24 GB graphics card or 32 GB Mac for a good local model
- Setup
- Some setupDownload a model inside an app
- Laptop, 8 GBToo small
- PC, 16 GB+Too small
- Mac, 16 GBToo small
- Mac, 32 GBRuns
- Mac, 64 GB+Runs
- PC, 8 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 12 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 16 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 24 GB GPURuns
- WorkstationRuns