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Amp vs Cody

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Amp has one; Cody prices on request
Public API
Amp has one; not confirmed by us for Cody
Higher Trust score
Amp — 96 vs 90 for Cody
Best fit
Amp: Developers who already pay for ChatGPT or Claude and want another agent harness at no extra cost · Cody: Large orgs already licensed for Sourcegraph code search
Platforms
Amp: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS · Cody: Web, VS Code extension

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

AmpCoding agent that runs in your terminal, a Mac app or Amp's cloud machines, on your own model subscriptions or keysCodyEnterprise coding assistant grounded in your whole repository

Side by side

FactAmpCody
CategoryAI Coding AssistantsAI Coding Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumContact
Starts at$20/mo—
Public APIYesNot confirmed
Trust score96 / 10090 / 100
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, APIWeb, VS Code extension
CompanyAmp Frontier CorporationSourcegraph, Inc.
Launched20252023
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

Amp

Amp is now its own company and has turned from a pay-per-token agent into a free agent harness plus paid cloud machines: bring a ChatGPT or Claude subscription or your own keys and the agent itself costs nothing, while $20 or $200 a month buys included usage and orb time. It suits developers who want agents running in parallel on remote machines and can live with a fast-moving beta; teams that want a stable editor plugin and fixed terms should look elsewhere.

Pros

  • Hobby tier is free with your own subscriptions, keys and runners, with no Amp token fees
  • Pay-as-you-go model usage at provider API prices with no markup for individuals and non-enterprise workspaces
  • Teams tier adds thread sharing, multiplayer and SAML/OIDC SSO at no extra charge
  • Runs from a CLI on macOS, Linux and Windows via WSL, plus Mac and iOS apps and cloud orbs

Cons

  • Mac and iOS apps are betas that require macOS or iOS 26
  • Pricing changed three times in 2026, so plans read today may not hold
  • Orbs are billed by the minute and by size, so larger machines burn the allowance faster
  • Prepaid credits expire twelve months after purchase

Cody

Only worth evaluating if you already run Sourcegraph and your codebase is big enough that repository-wide retrieval actually changes answers. Solo developers and small teams cannot buy it at all any more.

Pros

  • Retrieval is backed by a real code search index rather than ad-hoc embeddings over an open folder
  • Underlying model is configurable instead of locked to one vendor
  • Enterprise controls: self-hosting, admin policy and audit

Cons

  • No free or self-serve tier since July 2025
  • Priced as part of a Sourcegraph contract, which the vendor lists as starting around $16K
  • Sourcegraph's product momentum moved to Amp, which split off as a separate company in December 2025
  • sourcegraph.com/cody now redirects to documentation instead of a product page

Which one fits

Choose Amp if you need

  • Developers who already pay for ChatGPT or Claude and want another agent harness at no extra cost
  • Running several agents in parallel on cloud machines that keep working with the laptop closed
  • Small teams that want shared threads, SSO and pooled credits without per-seat fees

Choose Cody if you need

  • Large orgs already licensed for Sourcegraph code search
  • Monorepos where cross-repo context beats file-level autocomplete
  • Security-constrained teams needing self-hosted or VPC deployment

Amp vs Cody: the questions people ask

Is Amp cheaper than Cody?

Amp starts at $20/mo; Cody prices on request, so a quote is the only way to compare.

Does Amp or Cody have a free tier?

Amp has a free tier; Cody prices on request.

Which has a public API, Amp or Cody?

Amp ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Cody is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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