Amp vs DSCODE (2026): Which Vibe Coding App Is Better?

Both are popular terminal coding agents. Here is how Amp and DSCODE stack up on price, strengths and weaknesses, and which one we would pick.

Amp

Frontier coding agent for the terminal and editor, from the makers of Sourcegraph

8.2 /10

Pricing: Free plan, paid from $20/mo

Pros

Strong results on hard, multi-step tasks
Shared threads for team review
Subagents and AGENTS.md built in

Cons

Usage-based costs add up on large tasks
Fewer configuration knobs by design

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DSCODE

Terminal coding agent for DeepSeek models with agent-to-agent delegation and review

6.5 /10

Pricing: Open source

Pros

Agent-to-agent delegation with isolated worktrees and an independent code-review pass
Supports skills, MCP, AGENTS.md, plugins and hooks
Actively maintained with frequent releases

Cons

macOS-only; no Windows/Linux support
Requires a paid DeepSeek/OpenRouter API key to actually run tasks

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Amp vs DSCODE at a glance

	Amp	DSCODE
Editor score	8.2 / 10	6.5 / 10
Pricing model	Freemium	Open source
Starting price	$20/mo	Free
Reader upvotes	0	0
Best for	terminal, agent	deepseek, terminal-agent, macos
Agent Skills support	Yes	Yes
Subagents support	Yes	Yes
MCP support	Yes	Yes
AGENTS.md support	Yes	Yes
Plugins support	Yes	Yes
Hooks support	No	Yes
Rules support	No	No
Agent skills in this directory	47	46
Subagents & agents in this directory	9	5
MCP servers in this directory	72	72

Our pick

Amp edges it with a score of 8.2 versus 6.5. Amp is the better fit if you value: strong results on hard, multi-step tasks, shared threads for team review. Choose DSCODE instead if you need: agent-to-agent delegation with isolated worktrees and an independent code-review pass, supports skills, mcp, agents.md, plugins and hooks.