Comparison

Amp vs Cursor

AmpCursor
What it says it doesAmpAmp 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.CursorBuilt to make you extraordinarily productive, agents turn ideas into code. Accelerate development by handing off tasks to Cursor.
PricingAmpHobby 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)CursorFree $0/mo; Plus $8/mo; Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo; Teams from $30/user/mo. Third-party model usage billed separately at API list price on Premium and above (official)
WebsiteAmphttps://ampcode.com/Cursorhttps://cursor.com/

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.

Cursor wins when you need an AI coding agent in your editor or cloud for game and tooling code, not a full AI game engine.

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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