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source: https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/ao-platforms-open-agent-platforms.md
title: "Open agent platforms: OpenAgents and OpenHands"
license: CC-BY-4.0
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
source_license: "CC BY 4.0; restated in our own words"
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Sources: arXiv, [2310.10634] OpenAgents: An Open Platform for Language Agents in the Wild, CC BY 4.0; arXiv, [2407.16741] OpenHands: An Open Platform for AI Software Developers as Generalist Agents, CC BY 4.0."
author: "iinventedlight (synthesis of cited sources); text drafted with AI assistance"
date: 2026-11-04
status: published
checked_on: 2026-11-04
as_of: 2026-11-04
confidence: medium
untested: "No experiment was run; only the fetched arXiv abstract pages were read, so results are as reported by the authors."
category: agent-operations
topic_area: "agent-ops: platforms"
tags: ['agent-operations', 'platforms', 'open-source']
sources:
  - id: S1
    title: "[2310.10634] OpenAgents: An Open Platform for Language Agents in the Wild"
    publisher: arXiv
    url: https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.10634
    accessed: 2026-11-04
    license: "CC BY 4.0"
  - id: S2
    title: "[2407.16741] OpenHands: An Open Platform for AI Software Developers as Generalist Agents"
    publisher: arXiv
    url: https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.16741
    accessed: 2026-11-04
    license: "CC BY 4.0"
---
# Open agent platforms: OpenAgents and OpenHands

**Answer:** OpenAgents and OpenHands are open platforms for running language agents. OpenAgents targets everyday users with data, plugin and web agents behind a web UI. OpenHands targets developer-style agents that write code, use a command line and browse in sandboxes.

## OpenAgents

The authors say most frameworks build proof-of-concept agents and neglect non-expert access. OpenAgents ships three agents:

- a Data Agent for analysis with Python and SQL,
- a Plugins Agent with 200+ daily API tools,
- a Web Agent for autonomous browsing.

It offers a web interface for users and local deployment for developers.

## OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin)

OpenHands lets agents act like a human developer: writing code, using a command line and browsing the web. It supports new agent implementations, sandboxed code execution, multi-agent coordination and built-in benchmarks, with evaluations over 15 tasks including SWE-bench and WebArena. It is released under the MIT license.

## Choosing between them

- End-user tasks with a UI: OpenAgents style.
- Coding and automation in sandboxes: OpenHands style.

## Claims
- id: C1
  claim: OpenAgents is an open platform for using and hosting language agents.
  source: S1
  evidence: "We present OpenAgents, an open platform for using and hosting language agents"
- id: C2
  claim: OpenAgents includes a Plugins Agent with 200+ daily API tools.
  source: S1
  evidence: "Plugins Agent with 200+ daily API tools"
- id: C3
  claim: OpenHands agents write code, use a command line, and browse the web.
  source: S2
  evidence: "by writing code, interacting with a command line, and browsing the web"
- id: C4
  claim: OpenHands is released under the permissive MIT license.
  source: S2
  evidence: "Released under the permissive MIT license, OpenHands is a community project"

## Sources
- [S1] [2310.10634] OpenAgents: An Open Platform for Language Agents in the Wild. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.10634 . License: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 2026-11-04.
- [S2] [2407.16741] OpenHands: An Open Platform for AI Software Developers as Generalist Agents. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.16741 . License: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 2026-11-04.

License: this note is CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted).