Amp by Amp (spun out of Sourcegraph)
Overview
Coding agent and development environment from Amp, spun out of Sourcegraph, used through a CLI, a web app and macOS/iOS apps; each thread can run in a cloud 'orb' that keeps working after the laptop is closed. Users can bring their own model keys or link a ChatGPT subscription.
Amp was downloaded 41.2K times from npm in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, up 7.9% on the week before and up 32.7% over the last 30 days compared with the 30 before. It was mentioned in 3 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Recent developments
- 2026-05-14: CLI now ships as a single-file executable and the npm package was renamed from @sourcegraph/amp to @ampcode/cli
Amp usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: amp.csv
Install Amp
| npm | npm install -g @ampcode/cli |
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These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
Key facts
| Maker | Amp (spun out of Sourcegraph) |
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| Type | Terminal agent + web/desktop app |
| First released | May 2025 |
| License | Proprietary |
| Interfaces | CLI, Web, Desktop, Mobile, SDK |
| Models | Multiple frontier and fast models routed per task; BYOK and linked ChatGPT subscription supported |
| Bring your own API key | Yes |
Pricing
Hobby is free (pay-as-you-go orbs, or use your own runners); Individual is $20/month (Megawatt tier; a Gigawatt tier also exists, price not shown) with 45,000 orb minutes. There is no Amp token fee: use your own keys or subscriptions, or buy credits at provider API prices (no markup for individuals). Teams have no extra charge; Enterprise is custom.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 5, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Reliability
From the vendor's public status page · now: All Systems Operational
7 incidents reported in the last 30 days, 7 of them major or critical, 10.6 hours in total from report to resolution.
| Oct 1, 2026 | Agents fail to start for some threads · major |
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| Sep 25, 2026 | ChatGPT subscriptions failing · major |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Orbs are failing to start · major |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Amp won't load when logged in · major |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Some threads are unavailable on the web · major |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Thread creation and connection failures · critical |
Amp alternatives
| # | Agent | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OpenAI CodexOpenAI |
82 | 25.6M | up 5.7% | up 21.2% | 15.2M | 128K+153/day | 0.160.1yesterday | Free + $8/mo | ||
| 3 |
Claude CodeAnthropic |
80 | 14.8M | up 11.6% | down 36.4% | 27.1M | 150K+161/day | 2.1.290yesterday | $20/mo | ||
| 5 |
PiEarendil Inc. (created by Mario Zechner) |
75 | 5.2M | up 29.8% | up 52.1% | — | 113K+378/day | 1.0.4yesterday | Free (OSS) | ||
| 7 |
OpenCodeAnomaly (SST team) |
73 | 3.3M | up 22.0% | up 6.1% | 1.2M | 212K+200/day | 1.18.346d ago | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 24 |
Gemini CLIGoogle |
57 | 453K | up 4.7% | up 1.8% | 1.1M | 107K+24/day | 0.62.07d ago | Varies | ||
| 26 |
Oh My PiStencil Labs (Can Bölük) |
56 | 241K | up 11.4% | up 53.9% | — | 34.4K+111/day | 18.6.12d ago | Free (OSS) | ||
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Amp FAQ
How much does Amp cost?
Hobby is free (pay-as-you-go orbs, or use your own runners); Individual is $20/month (Megawatt tier; a Gigawatt tier also exists, price not shown) with 45,000 orb minutes. There is no Amp token fee: use your own keys or subscriptions, or buy credits at provider API prices (no markup for individuals). Teams have no extra charge; Enterprise is custom.
Is Amp open source?
No. Amp is a proprietary product from Amp (spun out of Sourcegraph).
How popular is Amp?
Amp was downloaded 41.2K times from npm in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, up 7.9% on the week before and up 32.7% over the last 30 days compared with the 30 before. It was mentioned in 3 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
What are the alternatives to Amp?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Pi, OpenCode.
Where these numbers come from
npm: @ampcode/cli. Site rank: ampcode.com on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: ampcode.com, registry.npmjs.org, en.wikipedia.org.