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AMP vs GitHub Copilot

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. AMP starts at $20, GitHub Copilot at $10. Both have a free tier.

AMPSourcegraph's coding agent: pay-as-you-go or subscription access to an autonomous code-editing agent.GitHub CopilotInline completions, chat and coding agents across the major IDEs

Side by side

FactAMPGitHub Copilot
CategoryAI Coding AssistantsAI Coding Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$20 month$10 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux, Vscode ExtVscode Ext, Web, macOS, Windows, Linux
CompanySourcegraph, Inc.GitHub, Inc.
Launched—2021
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

AMP

The pay-as-you-go option with no markup over provider API pricing is unusual among coding agents, most wrap model costs in a flat subscription, and the free tier's autocomplete plus uncapped core agent access is generous for evaluating fit. Choosing between pay-as-you-go and the $20/$200 subscriptions takes some judgment, since heavy daily use can make either cheaper depending on actual token volume.

Pros

  • Pay-as-you-go billing passes through provider API pricing with no markup
  • Free tier includes autocomplete and core agent access with no hard token cap
  • Backed by Sourcegraph, an established code-intelligence company operating since 2013
  • Plans and executes multi-step tasks (edit, run tests, iterate) rather than single-shot prompts

Cons

  • Usage-based costs are harder to predict upfront than a flat subscription
  • No JetBrains integration confirmed, CLI and VS Code only
  • The paid Smart Mode's exact scope beyond stronger data-privacy terms was not fully detailed on the pages checked

GitHub Copilot

Still the least disruptive way to put an assistant in front of a whole engineering org, but the credit meter means the $10 tier is no longer a flat-rate promise once anyone starts using agents seriously.

Pros

  • Broadest IDE coverage of any assistant: VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Neovim, Xcode
  • Free tier is real and needs no card, which makes org-wide trials trivial
  • Unlimited completions on every paid tier, so the meter only touches the expensive work

Cons

  • Four individual tiers from $10 to $100 make it hard to predict what a team actually costs
  • Credits are consumed by premium models at very different rates, so budgeting is guesswork
  • IP indemnity is Business-and-up only, which is often the deciding factor for enterprises

Which one fits

Choose AMP if you need

  • Developers who want agent coding costs tied directly to actual API usage rather than a flat markup
  • Teams already comfortable working from a CLI or VS Code rather than a dedicated IDE fork
  • Users who want to try the core agent free before committing to a subscription

Choose GitHub Copilot if you need

  • Teams standardising on one assistant across mixed IDEs and languages
  • Organisations that need IP indemnity and admin policy control
  • Developers who mostly want completions and occasional chat

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