Augment Code vs Amp
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Augment Code
AI coding agents with deep codebase context, priced flat to 50 seats
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.2 / 10 | 7.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Subscription | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Hobby: free with your own model subscriptions or API keys and your own runners, no Amp token fees; orbs pay-as-you-go |
| Paid from | Standard $20/mo or Business $100/mo, flat for up to 50 seats with that much usage; Enterprise custom | $20/month (Individual Megawatt, 45,000 orb minutes) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2022 | 2025 |
| Maker | Independent (Augment Computing, Inc.) | Amp Frontier Corporation |
| Verdict | Augment's Context Engine remains its strength: agents that understand a large, messy codebase rather than the open file. Its pricing has been rebuilt twice in 2026 and now looks unusual — $20 or $100 a month flat for up... |
Amp is for developers who want agents that run in parallel and keep working unattended. Orbs give every thread an isolated remote machine, the Hobby tier is free with your own ChatGPT or Claude subscription or API keys,... |
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