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

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

Claurst

Open-source Rust terminal coding agent with ACP support for Zed, Neovim, JetBrains

7.0 /10

Pricing: Open source

Pros

Speaks the open Agent Client Protocol, so it plugs into Zed, Neovim, and JetBrains as a native agent
Multi-provider AI routing rather than lock-in to one vendor, plus a plugin system and chat forking
Fully open source (GPL-3.0) with no telemetry/tracking by the maintainer's own account; actively developed (commits within the last month)

Cons

Still officially Beta (v0.1.7); the README itself flags /share, Free Mode, /goal, and "ultracode" as experimental
Originated as a clean-room reimplementation of Claude Code's behavior rather than an original design, so parity with the original may lag

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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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Claurst vs OpenCode at a glance

	Claurst	OpenCode
Editor score	7.0 / 10	8.4 / 10
Pricing model	Open source	Open source
Starting price	Free	Free
Reader upvotes	0	1
Best for	terminal, rust, acp	terminal, open source, byok
Agent Skills support	No	Yes
Subagents support	No	Yes
MCP support	No	Yes
AGENTS.md support	No	Yes
Plugins support	No	Yes
Hooks support	No	No
Rules support	No	No
Agent skills in this directory	0	53
Subagents & agents in this directory	3	26
MCP servers in this directory	0	73

Our pick

OpenCode edges it with a score of 8.4 versus 7.0. OpenCode is the better fit if you value: free and open source; any model provider, claude code-style extensibility. Choose Claurst instead if you need: speaks the open agent client protocol, so it plugs into zed, neovim, and jetbrains as a native agent, multi-provider ai routing rather than lock-in to one vendor, plus a plugin system and chat forking.