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Claude Code vs OpenCode
Live matchup data for Claude Code and OpenCode: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
usage — openrouter daily tokens
Usage crossover
current leader: Claude Code
source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d
through Aug 20, 2026
side by side
Spec & pricing
| Spec | Claude Code | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | SST |
| Homepage | claude.com | opencode.ai |
| GitHub | anthropics/claude-code | sst/opencode |
| Package | @anthropic-ai/claude-code | opencode-ai |
| Subscription plans |
snapshot Aug 21, 2026 |
snapshot Aug 21, 2026 |
| Latest plan change | Claude Code plans changed: Free limits changed; Pro limits changed; Max limits changed; Enterprise price now listed: $20/mo; added Team (Standard seat), Team (Premium seat); removed Team detected Aug 21, 2026 | OpenCode plans changed: Pay-as-you-go limits changed; Teams (Beta) limits changed; added Free Models detected Aug 21, 2026 |
| GitHub stars | 142,192 | 199,663 |
| Pkg downloads/day | 0 | 0 |
| Latest release | v2.1.238 · 2 d ago | v1.18.19 · 2 d ago |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
head to head
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Code | OpenCode | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aider-edit | — | 30.1%Sep 30 · ollama/wojtek/opencodeinterpreter:6.7b | github.com |
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Claude Code | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Mentions (30d) | 266 | — |
| Positive share | 18.4% | — |
| Negative share | 19.9% | — |
| Net sentiment | -1.5% | — |
| 30d trend |
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
through Aug 21, 2026
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Claude Code more used than OpenCode?
- As of Aug 20, 2026, Claude Code shows 289B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps and OpenCode shows 4.5B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
- How does Claude Code pricing compare to OpenCode?
- Claude Code tracked plans: Free (free), Pro ($20.00/mo), Max ($100/mo), Team (Standard seat) ($25.00/mo), Team (Premium seat) ($125/mo), Enterprise ($20.00/mo). OpenCode tracked plans: Free Models (free), Pay-as-you-go, Teams (Beta) (free). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Claude Code and OpenCode score on coding benchmarks?
- The tape holds 0 tracked results for Claude Code and 1 for OpenCode, but none on a shared benchmark yet — scores are listed side by side without a common baseline.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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