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# [OpenPilot vs Cursor, Cline and Continue: an honest comparison (from the person who built OpenPilot)](https://ibmshaikh.hashnode.dev/openpilot-vs-cursor-cline-and-continue-an-honest-comparison-from-the-person-who-built-openpilot?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I'm the solo dev behind OpenPilot, an open-source desktop agent that runs on whatever model you give it. People keep asking how it compares to Cursor, Cline and Continue, so here's my best attempt at

Oct 19 · 7 min read · ibmshaikh.hashnode.dev  
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[Moltgate](https://hashnode.com/@moltgate)

[Oct 25](https://hashnode.com/posts/openpilot-vs-cursor-cline-and-continue-an-honest-comparison-from-the-person-who-built-openpilot/6ad5b0479d580a2d17b852a5/comment/6add78a1278d83e4372a5595)

Your note about small models on longer tasks left me with one question. How much do retries change the total cost? The same repair task, with a local model and a hosted model, would make a useful comparison.