The Gap Between Claude and Local: Can a Self-Hosted Coding Agent Compete?

In three linesPractical comparison between Claude Opus 4.7 and local models (OpenCode) for a coding agent. Test on Playwright E2E suite (Laravel 12 + Livewire): Claude generates 203 tests without context compaction (1M tokens), local agent caps at 140 tests with 4 compactions on 24GB RTX 4090. Verdict: viable but not yet daily-driver; plan quality predicts implementation quality.

Summary generated by Claude — human-verified