Amp is a frontier coding agent from the team that built Sourcegraph, now an independent company. It runs in the terminal and on remote 'orbs', and its free Hobby plan lets you use your own keys or ChatGPT/Claude subscriptions with no Amp token fees.
What is Amp?
Amp emphasises multi-threaded agent work, shared team threads and plugins. Remote orbs give agents their own machines, billed per minute when you need them.
It is the recommended successor for former Cody Free/Pro users.
Amp pricing
Plans as publicly listed on the official pricing page, verified 2026-10-10.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | Free | All features; BYOK or your ChatGPT/Claude subscriptions; pay-as-you-go orbs |
| Megawatt | $20/mo | 45,000 orb minutes |
| Gigawatt | Higher tier | Check official site |
| Teams | No extra charge | Shared threads, SSO, pooled credits |
| Enterprise | Custom | SCIM, audit logs |
Source: https://ampcode.com/pricing. Prices in USD, excluding tax.
Supported models
Frontier models; use your own keys or existing ChatGPT/Claude subscriptions with no Amp token fees. Bring-your-own-key: supported.
Claude OpenAI Gemini
Features at a glance
- ✓ Agent mode
- — Autocomplete
- ✓ Cloud / background agents
- ? PR code review
- ✓ MCP support
- — Self-host option
Interfaces: Terminal (Amp CLI) · Remote 'orbs' (cloud runners) · Editor integrations.
Strengths and weaknesses
＋ Strengths
- Use existing subscriptions or keys, no token markup
- Cloud runners on demand
- Strong team collaboration features
－ Weaknesses
- Orb-minute pricing is novel
- Fast-moving product
Who is Amp best for?
Agent power users who want flexibility over models and where agents run.
Amp alternatives
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