Comparison
Amp vs Claude Code
| Amp | Claude Code | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | AmpAmp is a coding agent and development environment built for the frontier. You can build anything in Amp, in orbs that let you run the agent without supervision from anywhere, or on your own machine with our CLI and runner. | Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic coding tool for developers. Claude Code understands your codebase, edits files, runs commands, and helps you ship faster. |
| Pricing | AmpHobby free (pay as you go for Amp-hosted orbs, unlimited self-hosted orbs, bring your own ChatGPT/Claude subscriptions or API keys with no Amp token fees); Individual $20/mo (45,000 minutes of hosted orb time, unlimited public/private repositories, your own domains for portals); Teams no extra charge (shared billing and pooled credits, SSO); Enterprise custom (official) | Claude CodeIncluded in paid Claude plans (not Free): Pro $17/mo billed annually or $20 monthly; Max from $100/mo (5x or 20x Pro usage); Team and Enterprise plans; or pay-as-you-go API credits (official) |
| Website | Amphttps://ampcode.com/ | Claude Codehttps://claude.com/product/claude-code |
Which tool for which job
Amp wins when you want an agent that can keep working unattended and you already pay for a model subscription.
Claude Code wins when you want deep, multi-file code changes and are happy to pay at least $17 to $20 a month.
Descriptions in the table come from each vendor's own site. This verdict is a fit call from those official pages as of 4 November 2026, not a shared benchmark or a hands-on score. Prices change, so confirm the pricing row on each tool page. How we review tools.
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