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Amp is the frontier agent
As of 29 August 2026, Amp starts at $20/monthly. Sourcegraph's agentic coding tool with subagents, an Oracle reasoning mode, and IDE and CLI access. Softwr lists it under Software Development.
Overview
What Amp does
Sourcegraph's agentic coding tool with subagents, an Oracle reasoning mode, and IDE and CLI access.
What people use it for
- Building and running parallel AI agents for automation
- Accessing multiple AI models via single subscription
- Developing AI applications with flexible compute models
- Running high-capacity agent workloads in ultra mode
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Amp.
- Minimum $20/month subscription cost with limited orb hours (750)
- High-tier Gigawatt plan at $200/month required for ultra mode agents
- Usage limits apply after included quotas are consumed each month
- Each user limited to maximum of 2 simultaneous subscriptions
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Pricing
What Amp costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Megawatt
$20 /mo
- All product features
- 750 hours of orbs
- Use your ChatGPT subscription
- Use your X Premium+/SuperGrok subscription
- Unlimited public/private repositories
- $20 included agent usage
Gigawatt
$200 /mo
- Everything in Megawatt plus: 1
- 000 hours of xxlarge orbs
- $200 included agent usage
- All modes including high & ultra
Education Discount
$10 /mo
- For students and teachers: full access at $10/month (50% off Megawatt)
Unconstrained
On request
- Pay for what you use at standard rates
- all agent modes
- API pricing for model tokens and orbs
- bring your own keys
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much does Amp cost per month?
Amp offers two main monthly plans: Megawatt at $20/month (750 hours of orbs) and Gigawatt at $200/month (1,000 hours of xxlarge orbs). Students and teachers get a 50% education discount ($10/month). Source: https://ampcode.com/pricing
SourceWhat usage is included in Amp subscriptions?
At minimum, Amp subscriptions include agent usage equal to the subscription cost per month. Depending on usage patterns, you may receive additional usage beyond the base guarantee. Megawatt includes 750 orb hours and Gigawatt includes 1,000 hours of xxlarge orbs.
SourceCan I use my own ChatGPT subscription with Amp?
Yes, Amp subscribers who link a ChatGPT subscription pay no per-token fees and can use as many tokens as their third-party subscription allows, making it ideal for users who already have ChatGPT access.
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