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Codex CLI vs OpenHands: catalog facts
Codex CLI	OpenHands
Freemium The CLI itself is free and open source, but using it requires a paid or quota-limited…	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Open source terminal client under the Apache license Integrates into existing workflows via CLI and IDE plugins	It runs OpenHands, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini or any ACP-compatible agent from one self-hosted interface across local…
Requires an OpenAI account or API access to function Usage limits depend on the access route chosen	You still pay for the model access it drives, and agents that edit files and run commands need…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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