OpenCode alternatives in 2026

Q: Is AgentHydra free?

AgentHydra is free, with no account or subscription. It is open source under the MIT License. The tray app needs Windows, and macOS and Linux builds exist but have not been verified. On Windows, install with a one-line PowerShell script, or download a build from GitHub Releases or run from source with Bun.

Q: Which alternative runs coding agents in the cloud?

Conductor runs coding agents in the cloud for teams. Conductor Cloud runs agents on isolated microVMs. It is available on macOS, iOS and via the Conductor API.

Q: Can sessions run in a GUI instead of the terminal?

opcode is a GUI app and toolkit for Claude Code. It requires Windows 10/11, macOS 11+, or Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+). Its release executables will be published soon.

Ways to run and track coding-agent sessions alongside OpenCode: Claude Squad, Conductor, ccusage, opcode and AgentHydra, with what to check before you pick.

By SupaKeeper · 2026-10-15

SupaKeeper is published by LunarWerx, which makes some of the tools compared here.

The tools below run coding agents or report on how those agents use tokens and cost, alongside OpenCode: Claude Squad's terminal workspaces, Conductor's cloud agent runs, ccusage's cost reports, opcode's Claude Code GUI, and AgentHydra. Each section says what a tool does, and the closing section matches situations to tools and lists what to check before you choose.

Option	What it does	Price	Platform
Claude Squad	Terminal app that manages several agents in separate workspaces. ^[1]	Not published	Installed as the command cs via Homebrew or a manual install. ^[1] ^[1] ^[1]
Conductor	Runs a team of coding agents in the cloud on isolated microVMs. ^[2] ^[2]	Not published	macOS, iOS, and via the Conductor API. ^[2]
ccusage	Analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data. ^[3]	Not published	Run directly without a global installation. ^[3]
opcode	A GUI app and toolkit for Claude Code. ^[4]	Not published	Windows 10/11, macOS 11+, or Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+). ^[4]
AgentHydra	Shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions in one live, searchable list. ^[5]	Free, with no account or subscription. ^[5]	Windows; macOS and Linux builds exist but have not been verified. ^[5]

Why developers look past OpenCode

The coding-agent tools on this page differ in where they run, how they track cost, and how they handle several agents at once. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] Claude Squad is a terminal app that manages several agents in separate workspaces, ^[1] ccusage analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data, ^[3] and Conductor runs coding agents in the cloud for teams. ^[2]

The facts gathered here carry no comparison of OpenCode's own limits, so pick against the question you actually have rather than against a complaint. Check what each tool's page says it does, and match a tool to where you want sessions to live: local, cloud, or both.

Claude Squad: manages several agents in their own workspaces

Claude Squad is a terminal app that manages Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and other local agents, including Aider, in separate workspaces. ^[1] Both Homebrew and manual installation install it as the command cs on your system. ^[1] Manual installation puts the cs binary in ~/.local/bin. ^[1]

Conductor: runs a team of coding agents in the cloud

Conductor runs coding agents in the cloud for teams. ^[2] Conductor Cloud runs agents on isolated microVMs. ^[2] It is available on macOS, iOS and via the Conductor API. ^[2]

ccusage: turns local agent usage into cost reports

ccusage analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data. ^[3] It can be run directly without a global installation. ^[3] It lets you override token pricing per raw model name in ccusage.json without rebuilding. ^[3] It tracks and displays cache creation and cache read tokens separately. ^[3] It can remove cost columns and JSON cost fields with a --no-cost flag. ^[3] It is licensed under MIT. ^[3]

opcode: a GUI app and toolkit for Claude Code

opcode is a GUI app and toolkit for Claude Code. ^[4] It requires Windows 10/11, macOS 11+, or Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+). ^[4] Its release executables will be published soon. ^[4]

AgentHydra: a live session list and cost view across agents

AgentHydra is made by the team that publishes this site. It shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list, updated live while they run. ^[5] It lets you type a reply into a Claude session's own desktop chat, or send one message to several sessions. ^[5] Cost is shown at API list prices by day, model, project and account, ^[5] with the same numbers printed as JSON from the command line. ^[5] It is free, with no account or subscription, ^[5] and open source under the MIT License. ^[5]

How to pick the right OpenCode alternative

Pick the tool that matches where you want sessions to run. Use Claude Squad when you want a terminal app that manages several agents in separate workspaces. ^[1] Use Conductor when the work moves to the cloud and you want to run a team of coding agents there on isolated machines. ^[2] ^[2] Use ccusage when the question is token usage and cost across coding agent CLIs from local data. ^[3] Use opcode when you want a local GUI for Claude Code on Windows, macOS or Linux. ^[4] ^[4]

Use AgentHydra when you want a live, searchable list of Claude, Codex and OpenCode sessions and API-list-price cost views from the command line, on Windows. ^[5] ^[5] ^[5]

Things to check before you choose: the platform each tool needs, since AgentHydra's tray app needs Windows and its macOS and Linux builds are not verified ^[5], and whether a tool's facts state a price at all, since only AgentHydra publishes one here, and that one is free. ^[5]

Frequently asked questions

What are the best OpenCode alternatives for running several agents at once?

Claude Squad is a terminal app that manages multiple agents, including Claude Code, Codex and Gemini, in separate workspaces. ^[1] Both Homebrew and manual installation install it as the command cs on your system. ^[1] ^[1] AgentHydra keeps Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions in one live, searchable list. ^[5] Check each tool's own page for its platform needs.

How to track OpenCode cost and usage?

ccusage analyzes coding agent CLI token usage and costs from local data. ^[3] It can run directly without a global installation, ^[3] and can override token pricing per raw model name in ccusage.json. ^[3] It tracks cache creation and cache read tokens separately. ^[3] AgentHydra also shows cost at API list prices by day, model, project and account. ^[5]

Is AgentHydra free?

AgentHydra is free, with no account or subscription. ^[5] It is open source under the MIT License. ^[5] The tray app needs Windows, and macOS and Linux builds exist but have not been verified. ^[5] On Windows, install with a one-line PowerShell script, or download a build from GitHub Releases or run from source with Bun. ^[5]

Which alternative runs coding agents in the cloud?