mistral-vibe and opencode, fact by fact
| Fact | mistral-vibe | opencode |
|---|---|---|
| Starsopencode has 207,254 more stars (42×). | 5,079Verified 8 Oct 2026 | 212,333Verified 8 Oct 2026 |
| Newest commitopencode committed 2 days more recently. | 6 Oct 20262 days old when we read itVerified 8 Oct 2026 | 8 Oct 20260 days old when we read itVerified 8 Oct 2026 |
| Contributorsopencode has 442 more contributors (38×). | 12Verified 8 Oct 2026 | 454Verified 8 Oct 2026 |
| LicenseApache-2.0 against MIT. | Apache-2.0Verified 8 Oct 2026 | MITVerified 8 Oct 2026 |
| Latest stable releaseBoth released on the same day. | v2.26.0published 6 Oct 2026Verified 8 Oct 2026 | v1.18.35published 6 Oct 2026Verified 8 Oct 2026 |
| npm downloads | not tracked for mistral-vibe | 3,318,599 a weekopencode-aiVerified 8 Oct 2026 |
| PyPI downloads | 613,081 a weekmistral-vibeVerified 8 Oct 2026 | not tracked for opencode |
| Homebrew installsopencode has 21,286 more Homebrew installs in 30 days (147×). | 146 in 30 daysmistral-vibeVerified 8 Oct 2026 | 21,432 in 30 daysopencodeVerified 8 Oct 2026 |
| VS Code installs | 42,329mistralai.mistral-vibe-codeVerified 8 Oct 2026 | not tracked for opencode |
| Repository | mistralai/mistral-vibePythonVerified 8 Oct 2026 | anomalyco/opencodeTypeScriptVerified 8 Oct 2026 |
What we know about mistral-vibe
Mistral Vibe sets its risk level by picking one of four named agent profiles — ask, plan, accept-edits and auto-approve — rather than by editing a permission table, and accept-edits, which auto-approves edits but not shell commands, is the shipped default.
“- **`ask`**: Requires approval for tool executions. · - **`plan`**: Read-only agent for exploration and planning. Auto-approves safe tools like `grep` and `read`. · - **`accept-edits`**: The default agent. Auto-approves file edits only (`write_file`, `edit`). Useful for code refactoring. · - **`a…”
Refactor with edits applied but shell commands still gated: that is the shipped default, the `accept-edits` agent.
“- **`accept-edits`**: The default agent. Auto-approves file edits only (`write_file`, `edit`). Useful for code refactoring.”
Run two agent sessions on one repository at once: `--worktree` claims a fresh git worktree per session on a `vibe/<name>` branch, so the checkouts cannot collide.
“Unlike the named form, this never reuses an existing worktree: Vibe claims a free name, adding `-2`, `-3` and so on if needed, so two sessions started at once can never land in the same checkout. The branch is always `vibe/<name>`, matching the worktrees Le Chat Desktop creates.”
Hand the agent a screenshot: `.png`, `.jpg`, `.jpeg`, `.gif` and `.webp` attach through `@` mentions as native multimodal content.
“- Image attachments via `@` mentions — `.png`, `.jpg`, `.jpeg`, `.gif`, `.webp` files are sent to vision-capable models (e.g. Mistral Medium 3.5) as native multimodal content.”
Windows is not a supported target, only a working one; Mistral tests and aims at UNIX.
“> [!WARNING] · > Mistral Vibe works on Windows, but we officially support and target UNIX environments.”
There is no bring-your-own-provider path in the default setup: Vibe asks for a Mistral API key from console.mistral.ai and stores it in `~/.vibe/.env`.
“To use Vibe, you'll need a Mistral API key. You can obtain one by signing up at [https://console.mistral.ai](https://console.mistral.ai).”
Interrupting the agent can break the turn: after an interrupt Vibe emits two user messages in a row, which the Devstral 2 template rejects, and the issue is open with 16 comments.
“bug: Mistral-Vibe produces multiple user messages in a row after interrupts, which the Devstral 2 template does not allow”
A Windows-first team should pick Crush, whose built-in Bash interpreter makes the same config run on Windows as on Linux.
“Because Crush has a native, built-in Bash interpreter, Bash-based config works identically across all platforms, including Windows.”
What mistral-vibe costs
Mistral's Free plan includes Vibe with limited coding sessions and $10 a month of API credits.
“Limited coding sessions. · State-of-the-art image generation. · Test Mistral models in Studio. · $10 /mo in API credits.”
The Pro plan is $14.99 a month, lifts the cap to all-day coding in the CLI, and carries $30 a month of API credits; Team is $24.99 per user per month.
“All-day coding in the CLI, IDE, or on web. · More image generations. · $30 /mo in API credits.”
What we know about opencode
OpenCode reaches 75+ LLM providers and local models from a single config file, because it resolves every model through the AI SDK and the Models.dev catalogue instead of a hand-written provider list.
“OpenCode uses the AI SDK and Models.dev to support 75+ LLM providers and it supports running local models.”
Explore an unfamiliar codebase before you change it: the built-in plan agent refuses file edits and asks before each bash command.
“**plan** - Read-only agent for analysis and code exploration · - Denies file edits by default · - Asks permission before running bash commands · - Ideal for exploring unfamiliar codebases or planning changes”
Run one task against two vendors' models in the same session: `/connect` adds a provider key and the model picker switches without a restart.
“Add the API keys for the provider using the /connect command.”
Run the agent inside CI on your own runner: mentioning /opencode or /oc on a GitHub issue or pull request executes the task in GitHub Actions.
“OpenCode integrates with your GitHub workflow. Mention /opencode or /oc in your comment, and OpenCode will execute tasks within your GitHub Actions runner.”
A fresh install edits files and runs shell commands with no approval prompt, because every permission except `doom_loop` and `external_directory` starts at allow.
“Most permissions default to "allow".”
Memory grows through a long terminal session: the maintainers opened a central memory thread on 2026-04-02, asked users for heap snapshots taken once the process reaches 1-2 GB, and the thread is still open 139 days later.
“We have scattered reports of memory issues so we are going to tackle them all in a central place.”
`/share` copies the transcript to OpenCode's servers, and the resulting link needs no password.
“Shared conversations are publicly accessible to anyone with the link.”
A team that must lock the agent down before its first run should choose Codex CLI, which starts inside an OS-enforced sandbox with the network switched off.
“By default, the agent runs with network access turned off.”
What opencode costs
OpenCode Go, the optional subscription, costs $5 for the first month and $10 a month after that, and one workspace can hold only one subscriber.
“OpenCode Go is a low cost subscription — $5 for your first month, then $10/month — that gives you reliable access to popular open coding models.”
A workspace can hold only one Go subscriber, so a second developer needs a second workspace.
“Only one member per workspace can subscribe to OpenCode Go.”
Questions people ask
- Are mistral-vibe and opencode still maintained?
- mistral-vibe committed to mistralai/mistral-vibe (main) on 6 Oct 2026. opencode committed to anomalyco/opencode (dev) on 8 Oct 2026. Both readings come from the default branch of each repository, on the date shown beside them.
- What do mistral-vibe and opencode cost?
- mistral-vibe: Mistral's Free plan includes Vibe with limited coding sessions and $10 a month of API credits. The Pro plan is $14.99 a month, lifts the cap to all-day coding in the CLI, and carries $30 a month of API credits; Team is $24.99 per user per month. opencode: OpenCode Go, the optional subscription, costs $5 for the first month and $10 a month after that, and one workspace can hold only one subscriber. A workspace can hold only one Go subscriber, so a second developer needs a second workspace. Every figure here is quoted from the vendor's own page and linked beside the claim.
- Is mistral-vibe or opencode open source?
- mistral-vibe's repository mistralai/mistral-vibe reports the Apache-2.0 licence. opencode's repository anomalyco/opencode reports the MIT licence. We read the licence GitHub reports for the repository, which is not the same question as whether the hosted product is free.
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- Judgments. Every claim about what a tool suits, what it is bad at and what it costs is quoted from a page we read, and that page is linked beside the claim. Where there is no link, we wrote no claim.
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