Api vs DS-Bot
Api (getcargo.ai) and DS-Bot (Fei2411) side by side on public data, as of Nov 7, 2026.
DS-Bot shipped 18 stable releases in the past 90 days.
Which should you choose?
Choose Api if
- you want the one gaining users faster (downloads up 422% in 30 days, +120% in the last 7)
Choose DS-Bot if
- you want to start free: it has a free plan, Api does not
- you want code you can read, fork or self-host (Apache-2.0)
Built from documented features, official prices, status pages and usage data on this page; it does not judge output quality.
Side-by-side numbers
| Metric | Api | DS-Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Gid Score | 46 | 44 |
| Usage data as of | Nov 6 | Nov 7 |
| Rank by Gid Score | #54 | #68 |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 70.8K | — |
| Downloads, 7-day change | up 120.4% | — |
| Downloads, 30-day change | up 422.0% | — |
| VS Code installs | — | — |
| Marketplace rating | — | — |
| GitHub stars | — | 6,036 |
| Homebrew installs, 30 days | — | — |
| Hacker News mentions, 30 days | 0 | 0 |
| Latest stable release | — | 0.3.1 · today |
| Stable releases, 90 days | — | 18 |
| Terminal-Bench (best run) | — | — |
| Price | — | Free (OSS) |
| License | — | Apache-2.0 |
| First released | — | October 2026 |
| Interfaces | — | — |
| Models | — | — |
A dash means there is no public data for that metric as of Nov 7, 2026.
Api
Typed TypeScript client for the Cargo API — models and records, orchestration runs and batches, connectors and integrations, agents, segments, and billing. The programmatic surface behind the cargo-ai CLI.
DS-Bot
A team of long-lived bots for DeepSeek Harness, with main bots, bot-to-bot messages and group chats.
Pricing: Open source under the Apache-2.0 licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Latest release 0.3.1:
- Opening Settings → Local agents no longer stops Bot settings and other DS Bot dialogs from opening until the window reloads.
- The Docker image runs DeepSeek Harness 0.2.2-rc.1.
Api vs DS-Bot: common questions
How do Api and DS-Bot prices compare?
Api: —. DS-Bot: Free (OSS). Prices come from each vendor's pricing page.
Is Api or DS-Bot open source?
DS-Bot is open source (Apache-2.0); Api is proprietary.