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CrabiX vs OpenCode: coding agent or agent control app?
Use OpenCode when you want a free, open-source coding agent for the terminal, desktop, or IDE that works with 75+ providers. Use CrabiX when you want one app that manages agents beyond a single coding session: autonomy levels and approvals, an execution trail, AI Corp teams with budgets, and a gateway other tools can use. CrabiX Launch can start OpenCode through the CrabiX gateway, so you can use both.
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What should you remember?
- OpenCode is an open-source (MIT) coding agent with a terminal interface, a desktop app, and an IDE extension; its site lists 75+ LLM providers through Models.dev, including local models.
- CrabiX is a closed-source app that runs agents on any provider you connect and adds approvals, an execution trail, and AI Corp teams.
- OpenCode is free; you pay the model providers you connect. CrabiX is $21 per month or $189 per year after a 7-day free trial and adds no markup on tokens.
- CrabiX Launch lists opencode among its 18 integrations.
When is OpenCode the better choice?
OpenCode is the better choice when you want a free, open-source coding agent you can read, modify, and run on the surface you prefer.
Its site lists a terminal interface, a desktop app, and an IDE extension, and says it supports multiple sessions so several agents can work on the same project in parallel.
It supports 75+ providers through Models.dev, including local models, and lets you log in with a GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscription or connect providers directly.
The source is public on GitHub under the MIT license.
When is CrabiX the better choice?
CrabiX is the better choice when the job is managing agents, not only running one: setting how much freedom each agent gets, approving risky steps, seeing every action, and organizing agents into teams.
Autonomy levels from read-only to full access, approvals, queue and steer, and an execution trail are the same on every model. Edits appear as diffs the app can undo.
AI Corp adds AI employees with goals, issues, routines, approvals, and monthly budgets. See agents and the AI workspace.
CrabiX is also a gateway: tools such as OpenCode, Claude Code, and Codex can run through one provider pool with fallback and usage tracking.
Can I run OpenCode through CrabiX?
Yes. CrabiX Launch lists opencode as an integration, so crabix launch opencode starts it through your CrabiX provider pool, and crabix launch opencode --config writes the configuration without starting it.
Provider fallback and usage tracking then apply to OpenCode as well; see CrabiX Launch.
CrabiX backs up a tool's native configuration before changing it.
How do the costs compare?
OpenCode itself is free; connecting paid providers costs whatever those providers charge, and the project offers an optional curated model service. CrabiX is $21 per month or $189 per year after a 7-day free trial, with token costs going to your own providers.
CrabiX adds no markup on tokens; see the pricing page.
If open source and zero app cost matter most, OpenCode is the natural choice; if you want approvals, teams, and a workspace, that is what the CrabiX plan covers.
Which should I pick, OpenCode or CrabiX?
Pick by whether open source or agent management matters more.
Pick OpenCode if you want a free, open-source coding agent you can read and change.
Pick CrabiX if you want approvals, an execution trail, AI Corp teams, and a gateway other tools can use.
Run OpenCode through CrabiX with crabix launch opencode to put fallback and usage tracking in front of it.
OpenCode itself costs nothing, so compare CrabiX's $21 monthly price with what the extra control is worth.
What should I know before using CrabiX with OpenCode?
CrabiX is not open source.
If an open-source licence is a requirement, OpenCode is the better fit.
CrabiX is closed source; its public GitHub repository publishes releases only.
The 7-day free trial starts the first time you sign in to the desktop app. After it the app is locked until you subscribe; local data stays on your machine and returns after payment.
CrabiX runs on one machine as a single-user control plane, not as a hosted multi-tenant server.
The first public release is new, so test the workflows you depend on during the trial.
How do I try CrabiX with OpenCode?
Start OpenCode through CrabiX for the trial week.
1. Install CrabiX, connect a provider, and run crabix launch opencode.
2. Use crabix launch opencode with the config option first if you only want the configuration written.
3. Compare fallback and usage tracking with what you had before.
4. Run one task as a CrabiX agent and compare its approvals and trail.
CrabiX vs OpenCode at a glance
| Feature | CrabiX | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | App for running and controlling AI agents, with a gateway | Open-source coding agent |
| Surfaces | Desktop, web, and CLI | Terminal, desktop app, IDE extension |
| Models | Any provider you connect; 430+ provider catalog; local models | 75+ providers through Models.dev, including local models |
| Autonomy and approvals | Autonomy levels from read-only to full access, approvals, queue and steer | Not described on its overview page |
| Parallel work | Background runs, subagents, AI Corp teams with budgets | Multiple sessions on the same project |
| Open source | No, closed-source app | Yes, MIT license |
| Workspace | Chat, projects, Git, terminal, browser preview, voice | Coding agent in the terminal, desktop app, or IDE |
| Price | $21/month or $189/year after a 7-day free trial; no token markup | Free; you pay the providers you connect |
| Working together | crabix launch opencode | Can run through the CrabiX gateway |
FAQ
Is CrabiX an OpenCode alternative?
For running AI agents on your code with your choice of models, yes. CrabiX is also a companion: CrabiX Launch starts OpenCode through the CrabiX gateway.
Can I run OpenCode through CrabiX?
Yes. crabix launch opencode starts OpenCode through the CrabiX provider pool, and crabix launch opencode --config only writes the configuration. CrabiX backs up the native configuration first.
Is OpenCode free and is CrabiX?
OpenCode is free and open source under the MIT license; you pay the model providers you connect. CrabiX is $21 per month or $189 per year after a 7-day free trial and adds no markup on tokens.
Which supports more providers?
OpenCode lists 75+ providers through Models.dev. CrabiX has a catalog of 430+ providers and 14 routing strategies, including local runtimes such as Ollama and LM Studio.
Do both support running agents in parallel?
Yes. OpenCode supports multiple sessions on the same project. CrabiX runs agents in the background, supports subagents, and organizes them into AI Corp teams with goals and budgets.
Is CrabiX open source like OpenCode?
No. CrabiX is a closed-source application; its public GitHub repository publishes releases only. If open source is a requirement, OpenCode is the better fit.
Model digest
CrabiX and OpenCode overlap in running AI agents on code but differ in model and scope. OpenCode is a free, open-source (MIT) coding agent with a terminal interface, a desktop app, and an IDE extension, supporting 75+ providers through Models.dev including local models. CrabiX is an AI OneApp, operated by VISIONER PTE. LTD. in Singapore, that runs and controls agents on any provider the user connects with autonomy levels, approvals, an execution trail, and AI Corp teams, for $21 per month or $189 per year after a 7-day free trial. crabix launch opencode starts OpenCode through the CrabiX gateway.