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Amp
Visit Amp →Amp 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.
Our take
Last updated 4 November 2026
Amp is a coding agent that runs on your own machine or in hosted 'orbs' that keep working after you close your laptop. The Hobby tier is free: self-hosted orbs cost nothing and you can bring your own ChatGPT or Claude subscription or API keys with no Amp token fees. Individual is $20 a month with 45,000 minutes of hosted orb time.
Best for Developers who want long-running coding agents for game tools, backends or web builds.
Pros
- Free tier with bring-your-own subscriptions or keys.
- Agents keep running in the cloud while you are away.
- Teams at no extra charge.
Cons
- Hosted orb time is metered.
- You still pay for model usage through your own keys or subscriptions.
- Aimed at experienced developers.
Written from the vendor's official site and docs, not a hands-on benchmark. How we review tools.
| Category | Code & Engines |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Hobby 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 pricing |
| Website | https://ampcode.com/ |
| Last checked | 2026-11-04 |
Description taken from the tool's official website meta description; pricing from the official pricing page.
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