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Amp vs Cody

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Amp

Software Development

Amp is the frontier agent

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Cody logo

Cody

Development Tools

AI coding assistant powered by code search

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Cody has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Amp purchased credits expire 12 months after purchase and subscription usage expires monthly, and Enterprise workspaces are billed at a 50 percent markup over individual and team rates, as of August 2026.; Cody sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amp and Cody actually diverge.

Attributes where Amp and Cody differ
AttributeAmpCody
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelusage-basedfreemium
Free tierNoYes
CategorySoftware DevelopmentDevelopment Tools
FoundedUnknown2013

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amp

No use cases recorded yet. See the Amp review.

Cody

  • AI code assistance with context drawn from a whole private codebasenot Amp
  • Code search and navigation across many repositoriesnot Amp
  • Large scale code migrations and modernisation with Batch Changesnot Amp

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amp

  • Purchased credits expire 12 months after purchase and subscription usage expires monthly, and Enterprise workspaces are billed at a 50 percent markup over individual and team rates, as of August 2026.

Cody

  • Sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page
  • sourcegraph.com/cody redirects to the documentation rather than a Cody product or pricing page
  • AI features are metered as credits included per user, and exceeding the allocation requires buying a higher volume bucket
  • Volume credit buckets are sold as an add-on rather than included
  • A customer success manager and premium support are optional paid extras on top of the Enterprise plan
  • Standard support is 24x5 rather than 24x7, with round-the-clock coverage sold as an upgrade
  • The published $16K figure is a starting price that scales with team size, so the actual cost is quoted rather than listed

Pricing, plan by plan

Amp

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Amp review.

Cody

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Cody review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Amp if

Nothing in the data separates Amp from Cody on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Amp review

Choose Cody if

  • You want to start without paying.
Cody review

Questions people ask

Is Amp or Cody better?
Neither clearly leads. Amp starts at On request and Cody at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amp or Cody?
Cody has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Amp and Free for Cody.
Does Amp or Cody run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Cody for free?
Yes. Cody has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Amp starts at On request.
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