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OpenHands vs Cline: catalog facts
OpenHands	Cline
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source; you pay your chosen model provider for usage.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
It runs OpenHands, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini or any ACP-compatible agent from one self-hosted interface across local…	Plan and Act modes for reviewing work before changes Works with many model providers
You still pay for the model access it drives, and agents that edit files and run commands need…	Desktop app is early (version 0.0.34) and only on macOS and Windows Model costs depend on the provider you connect
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
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 23, 2026

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