Comparison

OpenCode vs Tabby

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

OpenCode

A model-agnostic, local-first coding agent TUI.

  • + Clean TUI with strong BYOK support
  • + Local-first and privacy-friendly
  • − Younger ecosystem
  • − Terminal-only

Tabby

Self-hosted AI coding assistant for teams.

  • + Fully self-hosted, code never leaves your network
  • + Local-model first
  • − Weaker agent capability than frontier-model tools
  • − Needs GPU for good latency
Spec OpenCode Tabby
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License MIT Apache-2.0
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes Yes
MCP support Yes No
Pricing free free
Starting price BYOK usage cost BYOK or local GPU
Models claude, gpt, gemini, local, byok local, byok
Languages typescript, go rust, python
GitHub stars 178.4k 33.7k
Last activity 2026-06-25 2026-03-02