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Crush vs OpenCode

A side-by-side comparison of Crush and OpenCode, two IDE tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.

Compared from listings verified as of

Crush

IDE

Charm's glamorous agentic AI coding agent for your terminal.

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OpenCode

IDE

The open-source, provider-agnostic AI coding agent for your terminal, IDE, or desktop.

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At a glance

Feature comparison of Crush and OpenCode
AttributeCrushOpenCode
CategoryIDEIDE
Pricing (differs)BYO KEYFREEMIUM
License (differs)ProprietaryOpen core
DeploymentLocalLocal
Platforms (differs)CLI, macOS, Linux, WindowsCLI, macOS, Windows, Linux, VS Code extension
Model support (differs)BYO key / modelModel-agnostic
Vendor (differs)CharmAnomaly
Capabilities (differs)
  • Autonomous coding agent
  • Terminal / CLI agent
  • Code generation
  • Autonomous coding agent
  • Terminal / CLI agent
  • Code generation
  • IDE integration
  • Multi-model access

The honest brief

Crush

Charm's signature TUI polish over a model-agnostic terminal agent: switch providers mid-session and keep code, keys, and data on your own machine.

  • Polished, keyboard-driven terminal UI
  • BYO keys for many providers
  • LSP-aware code context
  • Runs locally; you control keys and data
  • Requires your own model API keys
  • Beta — some features still missing
  • FSL license is not OSI open-source yet

OpenCode

Fully open-source and provider-agnostic where most agent CLIs are vendor-locked — swap among 75+ providers, including local models.

  • Fully open source
  • Swap among many providers and local models
  • Terminal, desktop, and IDE surfaces
  • No code stored on external servers
  • Quality varies with chosen model
  • Fast-moving, frequent releases
  • Zen's curated models cost extra

When to pick which

They share capabilities, but each leads with different ones as a headline job:

Crush is built around Terminal / CLI agent.

  • Terminal / CLI agent (primary capability)

OpenCode is built around Code generation.

  • Code generation (primary capability)

They also differ on:

Pricing
BYO KEY · FREEMIUM
License
Proprietary · Open core
Platforms
CLI, macOS, Linux, Windows · CLI, macOS, Windows, Linux, VS Code extension

Their capability lists differ in recorded depth — compare the full lists above before deciding.

Crush detailsOpenCode detailsAll IDE apps