Comparison
Amp vs Junie by JetBrains
| Amp | Junie by JetBrains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Junie by JetBrainsJunie is the AI coding agent from JetBrains. It runs in JetBrains IDEs, a CLI, GitHub Actions and GitLab, and works with any model through bring-your-own-key. |
| 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) | Junie by JetBrainsJunie Lite is a free AI layer (no trial, no card); JetBrains AI Pro $8.33/user/mo (10 AI credits per 30 days) and AI Ultimate $25/user/mo (35 AI credits, recommended for regular Junie use), as listed on the Junie site; top-ups available (official) |
| Website | Amphttps://ampcode.com/ | Junie by JetBrainshttps://junie.jetbrains.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.
Junie by JetBrains wins when you live in a JetBrains IDE and want an AI agent there rather than a separate editor.
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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