OpenCodeEdit a codebase and run coding tasks with a local-model agent.
Free software · local Ollama route · hardware required.
Developer tools
Cline
Free optionLocal
Use an agent to inspect files, edit code and run development commands.
What you can use it for
Use an agent to inspect files, edit code and run development commands.
- Use an agent to inspect files, edit code and run development commands.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Local-model coding assistance instead of a Claude subscription or metered API; local hardware required, model quality varies. Use an agent to inspect files, edit code and run development commands. Also covers Codex’s local repository editing and coding-agent workflow; not its managed cloud tasks or hosted review service. For Cursor: Repository-aware chat, code editing and agent tasks through an editor extension using a compatible local model. Your own sufficiently capable hardware is required for free inference; hosted APIs can cost money. Not Cursor’s complete editor experience, Tab model, cloud agents or guaranteed model quality. OpenCode Go: Local repository chat, edits and development commands using a compatible local model instead of OpenCode Go model credits. Requires capable hardware; model quality and tool support vary. Not hosted-model access, model parity or managed cloud tasks. Paid provider APIs remain optional and separately billed.
Before you switch
Local runtime and a capable tool-using model required. API keys incur provider charges; hosted Cline services are separate.
Alternatives to these paid apps
Each comparison covers the workflow described above, rather than every paid feature.
