OpenRigvsOpenSquilla
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
OpenRig
mvschwarz · Agent harness
OSS
Panel
6.03 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.2
- Usefulness
- 6.2
- Cost
- 6.8
- Longevity
- 5.8
“Lets you define an entire team of Claude Code and Codex agents in YAML, assuming your API budget can survive the org chart.”
OpenSquilla
TokenRhythm · Agent harness
OSS
Panel
6.13 spec wins
- Reliability
- 6.2
- Usefulness
- 4.5
- Cost
- 8.2
- Longevity
- 5.7
“Its local model router dispatches tasks to the most cost-effective model from over 20 supported LLM providers.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | OpenRig | OpenSquilla |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | Agent harness | Agent harness |
| Runs | local | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | macos, windows, linux, web |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | No | No |
| MCP server | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | No |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | No |
| Git operations | Yes | No |
| Browser control | No | Yes |
| Sandboxed execution | No | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Yes | Yes |
| Headless / CI mode | No | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Claude Code, Codex | |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | No | Yes |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | free | free |
| Starts at | n/a | n/a |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| GitHub stars | 6,218 | 7,090 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | OpenRig | OpenSquilla | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 6.8 | 6.5 | OpenRig — OpenRig coordinates Claude Code and Codex into persistent agent teams, but running multiple CLI harnesses locally requires real babysitting. |
| El Crítico | 6.3 | 7.0 | OpenSquilla — OpenSquilla's claims of token efficiency and sandbox security are undermined by its inability to edit multiple files or execute terminal commands. |
| El Profesor | 4.5 | 5.5 | OpenSquilla — OpenSquilla's design prioritizes cost efficiency through a local model router, though its utility is constrained by a lack of file editing and execution capabilities. |
| La Inversora | 7.0 | 6.0 | OpenRig — OpenRig is a clever orchestrator for power users, but its lack of a business model makes it an open-source utility rather than a durable enterprise platform. |
| La Jefa | 5.0 | 4.5 | OpenRig — OpenRig coordinates local harnesses well, but lacks the isolation and governance sixty engineers require. |
| El Hacker | 6.5 | 7.3 | OpenSquilla — An Apache-2.0 licensed harness with a focus on local model routing to cut token costs, but no MCP means it's a silo. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.