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Cursor vs OpenHands

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Cursor

The AI-first code editor built on VS Code.

  • + Familiar VS Code workflow with native AI
  • + @-mentions reduce hallucinated APIs
  • − Closed source editor
  • − Best features behind the paid tier

OpenHands

Open-source autonomous software engineer (formerly OpenDevin).

  • + Open-source autonomous agent
  • + Sandboxed runtime with evals
  • − Heavier to self-host
  • − Younger than commercial rivals
Spec Cursor OpenHands
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License Proprietary MIT
Open source No Yes
Self-hostable No Yes
MCP support Yes Yes
Pricing freemium free
Starting price $20/mo (Pro) BYOK usage cost
Models claude, gpt, gemini, custom claude, gpt, local, byok
Languages multi python
GitHub stars — 78.3k
Last activity — 2026-06-25