Yes, 100% agree. OpenHands has self-hosted, KiloCode and RooCode both have a cloud option. I don't think you are able to pass a session around with any of them. Codex seems to have comparable features afaik.

CC tool usage is also significantly ahead imo (doesn't negate the price but it is something). I have seen issues with heavy thinking models (like Minimax) and client implementations with poor tool usage (like Cline).

CC has had a period over the last six months of delivering significant value...but, of course, you can just use CC with OpenRouter.