Categories
Coding agents.
Agents and editors that read a repo, run tests, and propose patches. Fit depends on OS, terminal comfort, and whether you want a GUI.
- 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: 106.9k
- Rank 2. OpenCodeOpen-source coding agent with a terminal UI, built to run against local or hosted models.MIT · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 206.9k
- Rank 3. 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: 123.6k
- Rank 4. CrushCharmbracelet’s terminal coding agent with sessions, LSP context, and any model provider.Other · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 28k
- Rank 5. ClineVS Code agent that can use the editor, the terminal, and the browser.Apache 2.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 67.9k
- Rank 6. AiderTerminal pair programmer that edits a git repo and commits the result.Apache 2.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 48.9k
- Rank 7. ZedHigh-performance Rust editor with agent editing and live collaboration.Other · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 90.1k
- Rank 8. ContinueOpen-source autocomplete and chat inside VS Code and JetBrains.Apache 2.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 35.9k
- Rank 9. OpenHandsSoftware agent that uses a sandbox to edit code, run tests, and open PRs.MIT · Linux, macOS, +2GitHub stars: 87.7k
- Rank 10. GooseBlock’s local-first agent runtime with a desktop and CLI.Apache 2.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 54.2k
- Rank 11. TabbySelf-hosted coding assistant with a local inference server.Apache 2.0 · Linux, macOS, +2GitHub stars: 33.9k
- Rank 12. gptmeMIT terminal agent toolkit with code, shell, and web tools — local-model friendly.MIT · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 4.4k
- Rank 13. Open InterpreterNatural-language computer use that runs code locally.AGPL-3.0 · Linux, macOS, +1GitHub stars: 68.3k
- Rank 14. PlandexTerminal agent that sandboxes and versions every change for big, long coding tasks.MIT · Linux, macOS, +2GitHub stars: 15.6k