Amp vs. Nanocode

Feature	Amp	Nanocode

Tagline	The frontier coding agent	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines
Website	https://ampcode.com	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	April 14, 2025	January 11, 2026
Last Updated	May 7, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	deep	none
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	No	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Claude Opus 4.7/4.5, Sonnet, GPT-5.5, GPT-5.3-Codex, Gemini 3.1 Pro / Flash	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)
Pricing Model	Usage Based	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free daily grant, then usage-based	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code		https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Development State	active	active