OpenCode vs Claude Code
Updated : the last week a score, rank or safety result on this page changed.
- Maintenance 30%7677
- Adoption 30%9582
- Docs 20%2220
- Community 20%, not measured yet––
OpenCode scores 5 points higher. OpenCode leads on adoption and docs; Claude Code leads on maintenance.
What this does not tell you
Scores are percentiles of public GitHub signals. Nobody here tested these tools hands-on, so the higher score is not a verdict on which suits your project. Yellow marks the higher value.
Which one fits you
From measured data and licences, not from testing.
Pick OpenCode if
- You want the more widely adopted option (adoption 95).
- You want the higher README docs score (docs 22 vs 20).
- You need a permissive open-source licence (MIT).
- You want the tool whose automated scan found no issues.
Pick Claude Code if
- Recent activity and releases matter most to you (maintenance 77).
Safety side by side
Automated scan, 2 Nov 2026. Not a manual audit.
- No issues foundOpenCodeNo issues found in this week’s scan
- No dependencies scannedClaude CodeCode checks clean, no lockfile to check
Why different labels?
A label partly reflects how much of each tool is visible and scannable, not only how risky it is. A tool without a lockfile cannot get a dependency check.
- OpenCode: no issues found
- Claude Code: code and instruction-file checks found nothing, but there is no runtime lockfile or manifest, so dependencies were not checked
Repo facts
Yellow = the higher value, where higher is better.
| Fact | OpenCode | Claude Code |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70 | 65 |
| Stars | 223,907 | 154,199 |
| Last push | 2 Nov | 1 Nov |
| Releases, 90 days | 10+ | 10+ |
| Licence | MIT | Proprietary (Anthropic Commercial Terms) |
| Open source | Open source | Proprietary |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Type | AI tool | AI tool |
| Runs locally | yes | yes |
| Hosted option | unknown | mentioned |
“Runs locally” and “Hosted option” are read from each README automatically (or from the official docs where noted); “unknown” means no evidence was found, not that it is absent.
Short answer
OpenCode scores 70 and Claude Code 65 this week. OpenCode leads on adoption (95 vs 82), OpenCode leads on README docs (22 vs 20) and Claude Code leads on maintenance (77 vs 76). OpenCode is MIT, open source; Claude Code is Proprietary (Anthropic Commercial Terms).
Read the full answer
Safety, OpenCode: the automated scan found no issues: no critical-severity dependency advisories, no downloading install hooks, no remote-code patterns and no risky agent instruction files. Claude Code: the scan found no issues in the code and agent instruction files of the public repo, but there was no dependency list to check: osv-scanner found no runtime lockfile or package manifest, so the label is “No dependencies scanned”, not a passed dependency check. So a different label partly reflects how much of each tool is visible and scannable, not only how risky it is. OpenCode safety details · Claude Code safety details
Default permissions differ (from each vendor's docs)
- OpenCode starts permissive. Its docs say that without configuration “most permissions default to
allow”; only actions like touching paths outside the project ask by default. You can setbash,editor"*"toaskordenyinopencode.json. - Claude Code in Manual mode starts read-only and asks before it edits files or runs commands; Auto mode lets a classifier model review actions.
Sources: OpenCode docs, permissions · Claude Code security docs.
Which should you pick?
- You need an open-source license or want to read and fork the code: OpenCode. If you move from Claude Code, set
bashandedittoaskfirst. - You are already on Anthropic's plans and want vendor-managed settings: Claude Code.
- More: Gemini CLI vs Claude Code · OpenCode vs Gemini CLI · OpenCode vs OpenHands · all coding agents
Questions about OpenCode vs Claude Code
Answers use this week's StackGrade data.
OpenCode or Claude Code: which scores higher on StackGrade?
OpenCode scores 5 points higher in Week 45: OpenCode 70, Claude Code 65 out of 100. The score combines maintenance, adoption and docs (percentiles of public GitHub signals): OpenCode 76, 95 and 22; Claude Code 77, 82 and 20. Community (20% weight) is not measured yet. It is not a hands-on test, so a higher score does not say which tool suits your project.
Is OpenCode or Claude Code safer to use?
Safety labels from the automated scan of 2 Nov 2026: OpenCode: No issues found, no issues found in this week’s scan; Claude Code: No dependencies scanned, code checks clean, no lockfile to check. “No dependencies scanned” means the code checks were clean but there is no lockfile, so dependencies could not be checked; it is not a clean bill. It is an automated scan, not a manual audit.
Which is more widely used, OpenCode or Claude Code?
By GitHub stars: OpenCode 223,907, Claude Code 154,199. Adoption score (percentile among all 52 tracked tools): OpenCode 95, Claude Code 82. Stars are one public signal and do not measure real-world use.
Which licences do OpenCode and Claude Code use?
OpenCode: MIT; Claude Code: Proprietary (Anthropic Commercial Terms). Read each licence text before commercial use.
Should I pick OpenCode or Claude Code?
Pick OpenCode if you want the more widely adopted option (adoption 95); you want the higher README docs score (docs 22 vs 20); you need a permissive open-source licence (MIT); you want the tool whose automated scan found no issues. Pick Claude Code if recent activity and releases matter most to you (maintenance 77). This comes from measured public data and licences only, not from hands-on testing.
Full comparison table, every criterion
| OpenCodeanomalyco/opencode | Claude Codeanthropics/claude-code | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70 | 65 |
| Rank | #5 overall · #2 in use case | #11 overall · #4 in use case |
| Maintenance (30%) | 76 | 77 |
| Adoption (30%) | 95 | 82 |
| Docs (20%) | 22 | 20 |
| Community (20%) | not measured | not measured |
| Safety | No issues found | No dependencies scanned |
| License | MIT | Proprietary (Anthropic Commercial Terms) |
| Open source | Open source | Proprietary |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Stars | 223,907 | 154,199 |
| Last push | ||
| Type | AI tool | AI tool |
| Runs locally | yes (README: "npm i -g") | yes (README: "npm install -g") |
| Hosted option | unknown | mentioned (official docs: code.claude.com/docs/en/claude-code-on-the-web) |
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