Comparison
Amp vs Cline
| Amp | Cline | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ClineCline is an open-source AI coding agent that runs as a VS Code extension and CLI, planning and making multi-file changes with the model of your choice. |
| 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) | ClineFree and open source for individual developers; pay only for AI inference (at cost through Cline or bring your own API key); Enterprise plan (JetBrains, SSO and admin controls) by contacting sales (official) |
| Website | Amphttps://ampcode.com/ | Clinehttps://cline.bot/ |
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.
Cline wins when you prefer paying model providers directly instead of a flat AI editor subscription.
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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