Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal.
Best matched with other agent tools.
OpenHands has the larger GitHub footprint with 73.2K stars.
OpenHands is currently growing faster at +536 stars this week.
Qwen Code has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 95/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Qwen Code | OpenHands |
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| Evidence status | Basic listing· 10h ago | Basic listing· 10h ago |
| GitHub stars | 26.9K | 73.2K |
| Weekly growth | +339 | +536 |
| Health score | Strong95/100 |
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| Contributors | 521 | 473 |
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| Commits per week | 199.8 | 53.5 |
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| Open issues | 903 | 425 |
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| Language | TypeScript | Python |
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| License | Apache-2.0 | NOASSERTION |
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| Last commit | 28d ago | 3mo ago |
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| Last release | v0.21.8 | 1.7.0 |
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