Amp vs BLACKBOX AI
Amp
ampcode.com
BLACKBOX AI
blackbox.aiSide by side
| Figure | Amp | BLACKBOX AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Coding Tool | 9.2 (#2) | 8.7 (#11) |
| Spec score · AI Coding Assistants | 9.1 (#12) | 8.7 (#27) |
| Coding agent | Yes | Yes |
| Chat assistance | Yes | Yes |
| Codebase indexing | Yes | Yes |
| Encryption | Amp states that in-transit traffic uses TLS 1.2+ and Amp Server data and backups are encrypted at rest with AES-256. | The service says prompts are encrypted before leaving the user's machine and decrypted only where the model runs. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Supported IDEs | VS Code,Cursor,Windsurf,Zed,Neovim; deprecated JetBrains integration | Visual Studio Code |
| Terminal access | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Amp
- Megawatt$20 a month
- GigawattPrice not published
- HobbyFree
- TeamsFree
- Individual (Megawatt/Gigawatt)$20 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Amp
Amp is a coding agent and development environment for work across local machines, cloud orbs, and connected runners. An orb is a cloud machine created for a thread, where the agent can use a project, tools, and plugins. Amp offers chat assistance, codebase indexing, and terminal access, and uses different models for different tasks, including GPT-5.6 and Claude Fable 5.1. Its CLI connects to VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, and Neovim; the JetBrains integration is deprecated. Threads can be saved and shared, with workspace threads shared with the team by default. GitHub integration can clone private repositories, push branches, open pull requests, and read CI status subject to the connected account’s access. Amp supports local and remote MCP servers. In Slack, users can send requests to a personal Puck by mentioning @Amp. Amp lists a free Hobby plan for public and private repositories and a Megawatt plan at $20 a month, including 45,000 minutes of orb time and unlimited public and private repositories. Amp says it does not offer self-hosted deployment, though users can bring their own model-provider API keys.
BLACKBOX AI
BLACKBOX AI has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.