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

Both are popular terminal coding agents. Here is how Amp and OpenCode 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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OpenCode

Open-source terminal coding agent that works with any model provider

8.4 /10

Pricing: Open source

Pros

Free and open source; any model provider
Claude Code-style extensibility
Fast, well-designed terminal UI

Cons

You pay the model provider directly; costs vary with usage
Smaller community of ready-made extensions

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Amp vs OpenCode at a glance

	Amp	OpenCode
Editor score	8.2 / 10	8.4 / 10
Pricing model	Freemium	Open source
Starting price	$20/mo	Free
Reader upvotes	0	1
Best for	terminal, agent	terminal, open source, byok
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	No
Rules support	No	No
Agent skills in this directory	47	53
Subagents & agents in this directory	9	26
MCP servers in this directory	72	73

Our pick

OpenCode edges it with a score of 8.4 versus 8.2. OpenCode is the better fit if you value: free and open source; any model provider, claude code-style extensibility. Choose Amp instead if you need: strong results on hard, multi-step tasks, shared threads for team review.