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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, provider-coverage, red-teaming, supply-chain-security
Last editorial update15h ago2mo ago
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What is opencode?

opencode's feed goes quiet after V2 took over, with only CI and animation tags.

The two new tags are housekeeping: the GitHub Action now pins actions/cache to a commit SHA, and an app tag changes how an orb animation is derived. The substantive changes remain V2's promotion to the main branch, the VS Code extension 1.0 that launches the V2 CLI, and the retirement of the separate beta repo.

Read the full opencode trajectory →

What is Promptfoo?

Promptfoo tracks every new frontier model while its scanning action sheds an old runtime.

The main line's rhythm is provider coverage — Claude Opus 5, Kimi K3, GPT-5.6, Grok 4.5 and current Azure and Gemini models all landed within a few releases, alongside websocket URL templating and a steady stream of assertion and red-team fixes. The newest entry is not the evaluator itself but its code-scan GitHub Action, which drops Node.js 20 as a breaking change and hardens its supply chain.

Read the full Promptfoo trajectory →

opencode vs Promptfoo: editorial side-by-side

O
opencode
AI-ASSISTANTS
5.0

opencode's feed goes quiet after V2 took over, with only CI and animation tags.

◆ Current state

The two new tags are housekeeping: the GitHub Action now pins actions/cache to a commit SHA, and an app tag changes how an orb animation is derived. The substantive changes remain V2's promotion to the main branch, the VS Code extension 1.0 that launches the V2 CLI, and the retirement of the separate beta repo.

◆ Where it's heading

opencode has spent October consolidating on V2 and cleaning up its release pipeline. The tags since then are small and auxiliary, which suggests the next user-facing release will be a V2 CLI version rather than more 1.18.x patches.

◆ Prediction

Expect the first V2-numbered CLI release to appear next; the entries don't show when.

P
Promptfoo
AI-ASSISTANTS
5.0

Promptfoo tracks every new frontier model while its scanning action sheds an old runtime.

◆ Current state

The main line's rhythm is provider coverage — Claude Opus 5, Kimi K3, GPT-5.6, Grok 4.5 and current Azure and Gemini models all landed within a few releases, alongside websocket URL templating and a steady stream of assertion and red-team fixes. The newest entry is not the evaluator itself but its code-scan GitHub Action, which drops Node.js 20 as a breaking change and hardens its supply chain.

◆ Where it's heading

Promptfoo's value is being the harness that already knows about whatever model shipped last week, and the release notes read accordingly: features are almost entirely new providers, while the bug-fix column carries the real engineering. The separate versioning of code-scan-action shows the security scanning side maturing into its own product with its own release cadence and its own breaking changes.

◆ Prediction

Provider additions will keep arriving within days of each frontier launch, since that cadence is the product. The action dropping Node 20 while the previous action release moved to Node 24 suggests the supply-chain hardening work there is not finished.

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. 1d agoopencode@opencode/pty 0.3.2 published on protocol 7
  2. 4d agoopencodeGitHub Action pins actions/cache to a commit SHA
  3. 8d agoopencodeApp orb animation now derived from iOS simulation
  4. 8d agoopencodegithub-v1.2.27: GitHub app drops unused token-exchange route
  5. 13d agoopencodeRelease pipeline drops the separate opencode-beta repo
  6. 16d agoopencodeVS Code extension 1.0 launches the V2 CLI
  7. 2mo agoPromptfooCode-scan action drops Node 20 and hardens its supply chain
  8. 3mo agoPromptfooPromptfoo adds Claude Opus 5, Kimi K3 and websocket URL templating
  9. 3mo agoPromptfooPromptfoo adds GPT-5.6, Grok 4.5 and an Open Interpreter provider
  10. 3mo agoPromptfooPromptfoo adds per-test repeat and broad Bedrock model coverage
  11. 4mo agoPromptfooCode-scan action fixes mixed skip responses and moves to Node 24
  12. 4mo agoPromptfooPromptfoo unpins Docker Python and fixes over-redaction

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.