- Security fix for Copilot: When Orca marked a folder as trusted for GitHub Copilot, it could leave ~/.copilot/config.json readable by other users on the same machine. That file can hold your…
- Codex on Windows uses your own ~/.codex: Codex in Orca now uses the same folder as Codex outside Orca, as it already did on macOS and Linux. If you only signed in inside Orca, that sign-in is…
- Codex workers: worker-start now accepts max and ultra effort for Codex models Orca doesn't list yet, such as the gpt-6.x models, instead of refusing them.
- More agents and accounts: Qoder conversations appear in session history and search, Orca can launch Qoder CLI China and Qwen Code, and GLM Coding Plans can be linked without ZCode. OpenCode and…
- Native chat (experimental): Workspaces on a paired Orca server open structured chats when chat is your default. OpenCode sessions can use Chat. A Claude subagent waiting on a permission prompt…
- Agent status and orchestration: Codex's "Implement this plan?" menu and open agent questions now count as waiting on you, so sent text no longer lands on the menu. OMP 18.4 workers start, and an…
Orca by Stably
Recently added on Oct 6, 2026. Usage numbers are live; the description, category and pricing were filled in from public metadata and have not been checked by an editor yet.
Pulse Score
49 / 100
Rank #45 of 258
GitHub stars
86.2K
about +748 a day
Website rank (Tranco)
#31,485
onorca.dev
Latest release
1.4.221
yesterday · 21 in 30 days
Price
Free (OSS)
checked Oct 6, 2026
Overview
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.
The GitHub repository has 86.2K stars, 24,226 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.4.221, published Oct 5, 2026; there were 21 stable releases in the past 30 days. It was mentioned in 5 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Orca usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: orca.csv
Key facts
| Maker | Stably |
|---|---|
| First released | March 2026 |
| License | MIT |
| Main language | TypeScript |
| Open issues and PRs | 7,713 |
Pricing
Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
, checked Oct 6, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Adoption50
Community81
Attention0
Momentum70
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Orca news and signals
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101 agents added to AgentGid
DeepSeek Harness, CopilotKit, Orca, eve, ARTEMIS, Jasper, Harvey, Paradox, Eightfold AI Interviewer, TesterArmy e2e, Copy.ai, Consensus and 89 more
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Orca 1.4.221 released
Security fix for Copilot: When Orca marked a folder as trusted for GitHub Copilot, it could leave ~/.copilot/config.json readable by other users on the same machine. That file can hold your…; Codex on Windows uses your own ~/.codex: Codex in Orca now uses…
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Orca 1.4.220 released
Native chat (experimental): The "Stop" button ends Claude's process, including background commands and subagents. If Codex refuses or never answers a stop request, Orca ends it too. Unsent…; Chat polish: /clear switches chats immediately; the first message…
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Orca passes 80K GitHub stars
What changed: recent Orca releases
- Native chat (experimental): The "Stop" button ends Claude's process, including background commands and subagents. If Codex refuses or never answers a stop request, Orca ends it too. Unsent…
- Chat polish: /clear switches chats immediately; the first message starts the new agent. Codex connection retries update one warning instead of stacking errors. You can send AI notes to open chats,…
- Agent status: Esc cancellation settles Codex panes promptly, while Ctrl+C used to copy or leave /side no longer looks like an interruption. OpenCode shows failed and stopped turns correctly. Slow…
- Usage meters: Antigravity shows its own quota without Gemini CLI sign-in or spending quota to check. Cursor sign-in checks no longer freeze on large databases or mistake a refused usage request…
- Workspaces: Creation is faster in large repositories, removal no longer stalls chat or files, and a workspace finishing in the background no longer switches your view. Local main updates are…
- SSH hosts: An optional Orca runtime works without Node, npm, or a compiler on the host; Auto remains the default. Standard Windows SSH accounts work, and keystrokes typed during terminal…
- feat(terminal): warn when a typed Codex joins Codex's shared server (STA-9051)
- feat(terminal): point an old terminal's Codex shared-server banner at a new terminal (STA-9051)
- fix(terminal): give plain fish tabs Orca's codex function without changing fish's startup
- fix(codex): opening a terminal no longer strips Codex hooks from the real ~/.codex
- fix(codex): recognise Codex's quoted spellings in config.toml, and repair Orca's duplicates
- fix(codex): trust the worktree Codex starts in, not a guessed repo root
- feat(settings): let Codex terminals opt back into Codex's shared server
- fix(terminal): run Orca's cmd.exe, path-named and setup-gated Codex launches without the shared server
- fix(runtime): stop a busy Codex 0.150-0.157 pane reading as tui-idle
- fix(runtime): wait out Codex 0.157's startup screen, and stop at Codex's startup dialogs, before typing a worker brief
- fix(runtime): reopen the quiet-foreground tui-idle lane for agents with no other rest signal
- fix(codex): restored Codex panes on a managed account resume instead of failing with SUNLEN
- fix(terminal): run Codex in Orca terminals without the shared background server
- fix(daemon): roll Codex no-daemon shell launch into a fresh v37 daemon
- fix(runtime): settle a quiet Codex composer as ready on every version
- fix(runtime): read Codex readiness from the live screen
- fix: await queued Codex trust preflight completion
- fix(orchestration): reland process-incarnation reap for stale worker terminal handles
- Fix status bar on smaller screen
Orca alternatives
| # | Agent | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days | |
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| 8 |
CursorAnysphere (owned by SpaceX) |
71 | — | — | — | — | 33.3K+3/day | — | Free + $20/mo | ||
| 9 |
GitHub CopilotGitHub (Microsoft) |
70 | — | — | — | 78.6M | — | — | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 20 |
ZedZed Industries |
59 | — | — | — | — | 91.3K+54/day | 1.22.06d ago | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 30 |
WarpWarp |
54 | — | — | — | — | 65.4K+25/day | 0.2026.06.03.…4mo ago | Free + $20/mo | ||
| 38 |
JunieJetBrains |
51 | 318 | down 58.6% | — | — | 469+1/day | 3651.1yesterday | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 47 |
Amazon Q DeveloperAmazon Web Services |
49 | — | — | — | 1.9M | 51 | 2.8.05d ago | Free + $19/mo | ||
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Orca FAQ
How much does Orca cost?
Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Is Orca open source?
Yes. Orca is open source, released under the MIT license.
How popular is Orca?
The GitHub repository has 86.2K stars, 24,226 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.4.221, published Oct 5, 2026; there were 21 stable releases in the past 30 days. It was mentioned in 5 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
What is the latest version of Orca?
The latest stable release we track is 1.4.221, published on Oct 5, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Orca?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Zed, Warp.
Where these numbers come from
GitHub: stablyai/orca. Site rank: onorca.dev on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: onOrca.dev, github.com.