OpenDevvsSudo Code
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
OpenDev
OpenDev · Terminal agent
#97OSSMCP
Panel
6.63 spec wins
- Reliability
- 6.2
- Usefulness
- 6.2
- Cost
- 8.2
- Longevity
- 5.8
“It publishes a technical report on arXiv, which is an unusual amount of paperwork for something you install with a package manager.”
Sudo Code
sudoprivacy · Terminal agent
#143OSS
Panel
6.60 spec wins
- Reliability
- 6.3
- Usefulness
- 6.2
- Cost
- 8.0
- Longevity
- 6.0
“It states outright that it is not for first-time coders, which is the most honest system requirement on this board.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | OpenDev | Sudo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | Terminal agent | Terminal agent |
| Runs | local | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | macos, linux |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | Yes | No |
| MCP server | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | Yes |
| Git operations | No | No |
| Browser control | No | No |
| Sandboxed execution | No | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | YesParallel agents are the headline feature, each one bound to the LLM you pick for it. | YesThe README describes scaling from 1 to 10 to 100 agents with roles, definitions of done and reviewers. |
| Headless / CI mode | No | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Mistral, Qwen, OpenRouter, Ollama, LM Studio | Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Gemini |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | Yes | No |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | byok | byok |
| Starts at | $0/mo | $0/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| GitHub stars | 843 | 397 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | OpenDev | Sudo Code | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 7.0 | 7.3 | Sudo Code — Pick it if your terminal is your editor and you want an agent that behaves like a command; pick a desktop tool if you want a window with buttons. |
| El Crítico | 6.3 | 6.5 | Sudo Code — The stated ambition is scaling from one agent to a hundred, and the row describes no queue, no supervisor and no way to stop the tenth. |
| El Profesor | 6.5 | 7.0 | Sudo Code — It prints the file and the line range it is reading rather than a summary, which makes the retrieval step auditable by the person watching it. |
| La Inversora | 6.5 | 6.5 | no preference |
| La Jefa | 5.3 | 5.5 | Sudo Code — It is aimed at people who already live in a terminal, so the throughput gain for the average engineer among sixty is close to zero. |
| El Hacker | 8.0 | 7.0 | OpenDev — MIT, `cargo install`, MCP servers attach, and Ollama or LM Studio are in the provider list, so a worker can run on weights I serve myself. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.