OpenBot, if you
- Want to start today: the app is free, you only pay your provider.
- Already use Codex, Claude Code, Grok or Gemini and want them in one window.
- Use it non-commercially, or are ready to buy a commercial licence.
In short
OpenBot is available today: the app is free, you pay the provider on your own subscription or key, and the licence is PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0. Zidos is in a free beta: its own agent on its own core, commands in a sandbox, steps in the log, Apache-2.0 planned for launch.
Zidos, if you
- Need a log with signed checkpoints and an independent verifier.
- Want to work with your own Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini subscription.
- Can wait: the beta is free, pricing comes after.
Compared
Seven rows, one per trait, each with a source.
| Trait | Zidos | OpenBot |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Free beta, pricing after the beta | Available to download; check the version number before publishing |
| Agent | Its own agent on its own core | Wraps Codex, Claude Code, Grok and Gemini (via Antigravity ACP) |
| Default permissions | Asks before any action except reading | Agents run with danger-full-access and approvalPolicy: never |
| Sandbox | Linux: bubblewrap, no network. Windows: keys and passwords closed. macOS: partial | Agents have full access |
| Telemetry | Off by default; only an admin can turn it on | On by default in production; there is a switch |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 at launch (planned) | PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0; versions up to 0.1.11 under Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows; some features are Linux-only for now | iPhone (TestFlight beta); Android listed on openbot.run |
How the agents run
Zidos
Zidos runs its own agent on its own core. The core listens on this computer only; remote access goes through a separate listener with its own keys.
OpenBot
OpenBot connects the agents you installed: Codex through the Codex App Server, Claude Code through the Claude Agent SDK, Grok through the Grok CLI, Gemini through Google's Antigravity ACP server.
What the agent may do by default
Zidos
On Linux, commands run in a bubblewrap sandbox with no network; without it they do not run. Until key checks are turned on, a local caller gets the admin role: the compatibility mode.
OpenBot
According to OpenBot's privacy notes, agents run with danger-full-access and approvalPolicy: never.
Telemetry and data
Zidos
Provider requests are scrubbed for secrets before sending. The whole state moves with the export and import command; secrets stay out of the archive by default.
OpenBot
Telemetry is on by default in production; there is a switch.
Licence
Zidos
We plan to open the core and the apps under Apache-2.0 at launch. The licence grants no rights to the Zidos name or logo.
OpenBot
PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0. Versions up to and including 0.1.11 are Apache-2.0 per the README.
Questions
- Can I download Zidos today?
- The free beta is running now. Email [email protected] with the subject "Zidos beta" and we will add you to the first wave.
- Is OpenBot free?
- The app is free ($0). You pay your provider on your own subscription or key. Hosted "OpenBot for Teams" is by request form.
- Which models does Zidos work with?
- Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and GLM. Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini work with your subscription.
- Why is there no verdict?
- We make Zidos, so our verdict would not be neutral. This page keeps to facts, sources and the date they were checked.
Sources
Checked 22.10.2026. Zidos facts: this site and the core repository.
- OpenBot website
- OpenBot README
- OpenBot privacy notes
- OpenBot licence
- OpenBot releases
- Zidos security
- Zidos open core
Other comparisons: OpenClaw, Kilo Code, Cline, OpenCode, Goose, Aider
Join the first beta wave
The beta is free, pricing comes after. Email [email protected] with the subject "Zidos beta".