OpenCode vs Roo Code

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14

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OpenCode and Roo Code both sit low on the board, with overall scores of 5 and 7 out of 100. OpenCode is named in 7 of 70 answers, doing best on "best free AI coding assistants" and "best open-source AI coding assistant" (2 of the respective answers each). Roo Code shows up a bit more often, in 11 of 70 answers, with its strongest showing on "best AI coding assistant for VS Code" (2 of 3 answers). Head-to-head, Roo Code is named more often than OpenCode in 6 questions, OpenCode leads in 3, and the two tie in 11. By assistant, Claude rates Roo Code highest at 23, while ChatGPT gives OpenCode its best mark at 10.

Head to head

metric	OpenCode	Roo Code
score	5	7
questions won	5	10

By assistant

OpenCode

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	10	20% of answers	#7.5
Claude	2	5% of answers	#11.0
Gemini	0	0% of answers
Perplexity	7	10% of answers	#4.5

Roo Code

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	0	0% of answers
Claude	23	50% of answers	#9.1
Gemini	0	0% of answers
Perplexity	4	5% of answers	#3.0

Where they differ

Only OpenCode gets named for

What's the best AI coding assistant that works in the terminal?

Only Roo Code gets named for

What's the best AI coding assistant for VS Code?
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Which AI coding assistant is best for professional developers?
What's the best AI coding assistant for a solo developer building a SaaS?
What's the best AI code editor right now?
Which AI coding assistant gives the best value for the money?

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