opencode vs pi
opencode is much bigger: 204.4k stars against 102.0k. Over the days we have tracked them opencode moved +9.6% and pi +42%, so pi is growing faster right now.
opencode leads on context depth. pi does not take any axis by a clear margin.
Stars and commit dates come from our own daily tracking. The six axes are read off each project's documentation by our review pipeline, so they describe what a project says about itself, not what we measured in its code.
Where they stand today
Open-source, installable coding agent that provides both a read-only 'plan' agent for safe exploration and a full-access 'build' agent for edits.
- Stars
- 204.4k
- Tracked growth
- +9.6%
- Maturity
- ●●●●●
- Last commit
- 1h ago
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Cost to run
- Your API key, cloud model costs apply
An open-source, self-extensible coding agent harness that bundles a unified multi-provider LLM API, agent runtime, CLI and terminal UI in one project.
- Stars
- 102.0k
- Tracked growth
- +42%
- Maturity
- ●●●●●
- Last commit
- 24m ago
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Cost to run
- Your API key for cloud models
Six axes, head to head
Each axis runs 0 to 5. The label under a score is what that project's own docs claim, not a category average.
| Axis | opencode | pi |
|---|---|---|
Context depth How much of your codebase it sees before it answers: the open diff, the diff plus related files, or the whole repository. | ●●●●● Whole-repo analysis | ●●●●● Diff + related files |
Noise control How it keeps output volume down — severity thresholds, deduplication, incremental runs over new commits only. | ●●●●● Action gating only | ●●●●● None mentioned |
Customization How far it bends to your team: custom rules, prompts, style guides, per-path config. | ●●●●● Configurable agents | ●●●●● Config & extensions |
Privacy Whether your code stays on your own infrastructure: fully local, self-hostable, or cloud API only. | ●●●●● Cloud APIs (your key) | ●●●●● Self-hostable |
Model freedom Whether you can point it at any provider, or it is wired to one. | ●●●●● Bring-your-key | ●●●●● Multiple providers |
Setup ease What it takes to get a first useful run out of it. | ●●●●● Install + API key | ●●●●● Config + API key |
Which one to pick
Pick opencode if…
Easy install — choose OpenCode when you want an open-source, locally installable coding agent that offers both safe read-only analysis and full-access development workflows.
- Context depth: Whole-repo analysis (5/5 against 3/5)
Pick pi if…
Privacy-friendly — can run locally or in a container while supporting multiple LLM providers via a unified API.
What people want from each one
anomalyco/opencode
Hacker News: OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent drew 1274 points and 618 comments.
earendil-works/pi
Questions people ask
Is opencode better than pi?
opencode leads on context depth. pi does not take any axis by a clear margin. opencode is worth picking when easy install — choose OpenCode when you want an open-source, locally installable coding agent that offers both safe read-only analysis and full-access development workflows.
Which of opencode and pi keeps my code private?
opencode: Cloud APIs (your key) (3/5). pi: Self-hostable (4/5).
What does each one cost to run?
opencode: Your API key, cloud model costs apply. pi: Your API key for cloud models.
Full profiles: anomalyco/opencode and earendil-works/pi. Everything else in CLI coding agents.