Alternatives
Claude.
Coding agents and local assistants that cover Claude-like chat and repo work.
11 listedCatalog Sep 1, 2026
- Rank 1. Gemini CLIGoogle’s Apache-2.0 terminal coding agent with MCP tools and a large free tier.Apache 2.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 107k
- Rank 2. gptmeMIT terminal agent toolkit with code, shell, and web tools — local-model friendly.MIT · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 4k
- Rank 3. OpenCodeOpen-source coding agent with a terminal UI, built to run against local or hosted models.MIT · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 42k
- Rank 4. OpenHandsSoftware agent that uses a sandbox to edit code, run tests, and open PRs.MIT · Linux, macOS, +2GitHub stars: 62k
- Rank 5. GooseBlock’s local-first agent runtime with a desktop and CLI.Apache 2.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 24k
- Rank 6. OpenAI Codex CLIOpen-source terminal coding agent from OpenAI that plans, edits, and tests repos in a sandbox.Apache 2.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 123k
- Rank 7. AiderTerminal pair programmer that edits a git repo and commits the result.Apache 2.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 37k
- Rank 8. Open InterpreterNatural-language computer use that runs code locally.AGPL-3.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 61k
- Rank 9. CrushCharmbracelet’s terminal coding agent with sessions, LSP context, and any model provider.Other · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 28k
- Rank 10. ClineVS Code agent that can use the editor, the terminal, and the browser.Apache 2.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 53k
- Rank 11. PlandexTerminal agent that sandboxes and versions every change for big, long coding tasks.MIT · Linux, macOS, +2GitHub stars: 16k