Amp vs Cline
Amp
ampcode.com
Cline
cline.botSide by side
| Figure | Amp | Cline |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 3 |
| Spec score · Coding Tool | 9.2 (#2) | 8.5 (#13) |
| Spec score · AI Coding Assistants | 9.1 (#12) | 8.6 (#32) |
| Coding agent | Yes | Yes |
| Chat assistance | Yes | Yes |
| Codebase indexing | Yes | Yes |
| Company | Amp describes itself as an independent agent research lab and says it builds Amp and operates Amp Labs. | The site identifies the company as Cline Bot Inc. and displays a 2026 copyright notice. |
| Editor support | The CLI can connect to VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, and Neovim. | Cline offers extensions for VS Code and JetBrains, with JetBrains marked Early Access; it also lists Cursor and Windsurf support through the VS Code Marketplace. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Support | For general help, Amp directs users to @AmpCode on X or [email protected], and says billing and account help is available by email. | The free Open Source plan includes community support, while Enterprise lists dedicated support. |
| Supported IDEs | VS Code,Cursor,Windsurf,Zed,Neovim; deprecated JetBrains integration | VS Code,JetBrains IDEs,Cursor,Windsurf |
| 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.