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opencode vs Promptfoo

A side-by-side editorial comparison of opencode and Promptfoo — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

opencode vs Promptfoo: at a glance

FeatureopencodePromptfoo
Sectorai-assistantsai-assistants
Velocity score5.05.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesai-coding-agent, cli, open-source, release-pipelinellm-evaluation, red-teaming, github-actions, provider-coverage
Last editorial update2d ago12d ago
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What is opencode?

opencode keeps publishing process-daemon patches on protocol 8.

The newest tags are npm publishes of the process daemon: @opencode/pty reached 0.5.0 on protocol 8 on November 5 and got 0.5.1 and 0.5.2 patches on November 11. Before that came 0.3.x and 0.4.0 on protocol 7, a CI pin and an app animation change. None of these tags describe a change to the agent itself.

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What is Promptfoo?

Promptfoo's feed has gone quiet except for small fixes to its code-scan action.

The newest entries are code-scan GitHub Action patches: 0.2.1 updates type definitions and 0.2.2 mints the OIDC token after the CLI installs. The main evaluator's last visible release, 0.121.20 in July, added Claude Opus 5, Kimi K3 and websocket URL templating, following a run of releases that tracked each new frontier model.

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opencode vs Promptfoo: editorial side-by-side

O
opencode
AI-ASSISTANTS
5.0

opencode keeps publishing process-daemon patches on protocol 8.

◆ Current state

The newest tags are npm publishes of the process daemon: @opencode/pty reached 0.5.0 on protocol 8 on November 5 and got 0.5.1 and 0.5.2 patches on November 11. Before that came 0.3.x and 0.4.0 on protocol 7, a CI pin and an app animation change. None of these tags describe a change to the agent itself.

◆ Where it's heading

The feed shows V2 infrastructure settling into separately versioned components. The protocol bump suggests the terminal layer the agent uses is still changing under the hood.

◆ Prediction

The entries don't show the next user-facing release; a CLI or extension update that adopts protocol 8 is the likely next visible tag.

P
Promptfoo
AI-ASSISTANTS
5.0

Promptfoo's feed has gone quiet except for small fixes to its code-scan action.

◆ Current state

The newest entries are code-scan GitHub Action patches: 0.2.1 updates type definitions and 0.2.2 mints the OIDC token after the CLI installs. The main evaluator's last visible release, 0.121.20 in July, added Claude Opus 5, Kimi K3 and websocket URL templating, following a run of releases that tracked each new frontier model.

◆ Where it's heading

The evaluator's rhythm is provider coverage plus red-team strategies, and the code-scan action is maintained on its own track. The feed shows no evaluator release since July, which may be a feed gap rather than a pause.

◆ Prediction

If the evaluator is still shipping, the next visible entry will likely add the latest frontier models; the feed doesn't show whether it stopped.

Alternatives to opencode and Promptfoo

Other ai-assistants products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either opencode or Promptfoo.

See all opencode alternatives → · See all Promptfoo alternatives →

Recent activity from opencode and Promptfoo

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 2d agoopencode@opencode/pty 0.5.2 published on protocol 8
  2. 2d agoopencode@opencode/pty 0.5.1 patch release
  3. 8d agoopencode@opencode/pty 0.5.0 moves to protocol 8
  4. 15d agoopencode@opencode/pty 0.4.0 published on protocol 7
  5. 15d agoopencode@opencode/pty 0.3.3 published on protocol 7
  6. 16d agoopencode@opencode/pty 0.3.2 published on protocol 7
  7. 1mo agoPromptfooCode-scan action 0.2.2 fixes OIDC token ordering
  8. 1mo agoPromptfooCode-scan action 0.2.1 updates type definitions
  9. 2mo agoPromptfooCode-scan action drops Node 20 and hardens its supply chain
  10. 3mo agoPromptfooPromptfoo adds Claude Opus 5, Kimi K3 and websocket URL templating
  11. 4mo agoPromptfooPromptfoo adds GPT-5.6, Grok 4.5 and an Open Interpreter provider
  12. 4mo agoPromptfooPromptfoo adds per-test repeat and broad Bedrock model coverage

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between opencode and Promptfoo?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. opencode and Promptfoo are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is opencode better than Promptfoo?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. opencode and Promptfoo are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other ai-assistants products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to opencode?

Top opencode alternatives in ai-assistants are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "opencode alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/opencode for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Promptfoo?

Top Promptfoo alternatives in ai-assistants are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Promptfoo alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/promptfoo for the full list with editorial commentary on each.