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Amp Free

Amp Free

Agentic coding tool built by Sourcegraph, free for everyone

Website ampcode.com
Overview

What it is

Amp is a coding agent maximizing what's possible with today's latest AI models: autonomous reasoning, comprehensive code editing, and complex task execution. Available for free in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and as a CLI.

Intent

I need it when

Extend and customize the agent's behavior for team-specific workflows and policies

Amp's plugin system and AGENTS.md guidance files let teams standardize policies, add custom tools, and define codebase-specific conventions that the agent respects across all sessions

Automate repetitive coding tasks like fixing errors, running tests, and refactoring code

Amp's agent modes (deep, smart, rush) let users delegate tasks like 'Run tests and fix failing ones' or 'Fix all TypeScript errors in this file' to an AI agent that executes commands and modifies code autonomously, reducing manual work

Maintain context and continuity across multiple related coding sessions

Amp's thread system lets users save and share interactions, reference prior threads by ID or URL, and continue work from previous sessions without losing context—similar to version control for AI conversations

Work efficiently with large codebases and long reasoning tasks without performance degradation

Amp is tuned for responsiveness on large threads and supports deep reasoning mode with extended thinking for complex problems, allowing users to handle enterprise-scale projects without slowdowns

Leverage the latest frontier AI models for coding without managing multiple tools

Amp automatically routes tasks to the best available models (GPT-5.5, Opus 4.7, etc.) based on task complexity, and evolves with new models without requiring user intervention or legacy feature maintenance

Drop

Not a fit when

  • User needs a traditional IDE with full graphical interface and mouse-driven workflows rather than CLI-first agent interaction
  • User requires guaranteed backward compatibility and stable, unchanging feature sets; Amp explicitly deletes old workflows and stale assumptions
  • User works in non-coding domains or needs general-purpose AI assistance unrelated to software development tasks
  • User requires offline-only operation; Amp requires authentication and cloud connectivity to ampcode.com
  • User needs support for programming languages or frameworks not covered by the frontier models Amp integrates with
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Pricing

Free tier available; pay-as-you-go pricing for paid usage with no markup for individuals View pricing