Open-Source Coding Agent Leaderboard

Multi-signal ranking: package downloads, GitHub stars/forks, commits (30d),issues, optional Reddit/X — open-source only. Sparse-data & closed tools excluded.

Last updated: 2026-08-27 · 14 agents · methodology v3-oss-multisignal

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Value score — adoption per cost

value = adoption_score ÷ price_index (1=free/BYO low cost … 4=expensive). High value = more signal per dollar friction.

#1 valueFree
OpenClaw
60.4 value · adopt 60.4
Free
#2 valueFree (BYO keys)
Hermes
51.4 value · adopt 51.4
Free (BYO keys)
#3 valueFree CLI + ChatGPT usage
Codex CLI
32.3 value · adopt 64.5
Free CLI + ChatGPT usage
#4 valueFree (BYO keys)
OpenCode
30.9 value · adopt 30.9
Free (BYO keys)
#5 valueFree (BYO keys)
pi.dev
29.1 value · adopt 29.1
Free (BYO keys)
#6 valueFree (BYO keys)
Cline
26.7 value · adopt 26.7
Free (BYO keys)
#AgentForksCommits 30dIssues 30dnpm/wkPyPI/wkRedditXAdoptValue
1Codex CLI
openai/codex
119.2K+57918.2K5004.0K17.8M64.55 sig32.3
2OpenClaw
openclaw/openclaw
387.8K+14281.4K5004.0K3.4M60.45 sig60.4
3Hermes
NousResearch/hermes-agent
237.3K+63348.1K5006.7K65.6K51.45 sig51.4
4OpenCode
opencode-ai/opencode
13.7K+21.8K0014.8M30.94 sig30.9
5pi.dev
earendil-works/pi
98.3K+69112.2K50099829.14 sig29.1
6Cline
cline/cline
67.0K+1307.2K49023126.74 sig26.7
7Oh My Pi
can1357/oh-my-pi
27.9K+3242.8K5001.4K25.24 sig25.2
8Kilo Code
Kilo-Org/kilocode
27.0K+223.1K50027024.54 sig24.5
9Mimo Code
XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code
12.9K+81.3K2951047.3K18.85 sig18.8
10Gemini CLI
google-gemini/gemini-cli
106.7K+2514.5K69185422.1K18.25 sig9.1
11Aider
Aider-AI/aider
48.5K+304.9K069161.8K10.24 sig10.2
12Gitlawb Zero
gitlawb/zero
1.6K+317970589.14 sig9.1
13Continue
continuedev/continue
35.6K+35.3K0567.53 sig7.5
14Void
voideditor/void
28.8K-32.6K006.73 sig6.7
Adoption blends package downloads (npm+PyPI), stars, forks, commits (30d), issues activity, social, and data coverage.Value = adoption ÷ price index (free/BYO scores higher for the same adoption). When GitHub/npm/PyPI rate-limit, the fetcher falls back to the previous snapshot or alternate APIs (pepy, participation stats, Twitter syndication).Closed-source / sparse tools are listed under exclusions — not ranked.

Not on the board

  • cursor — Closed source; no public GitHub/npm signals for fair comparison
  • claude-code — Closed source product (tracked in articles, not OSS leaderboard)
  • ampcode — Closed source; sparse public package/repo data
  • codebuff — Insufficient public GitHub/npm surface for multi-signal ranking
  • copilot-cli — Closed source / subscription product
  • Goose — fewer than 2 strong signals