Pick Amp if
engineers who want a thread that keeps going on an orb, and will watch hosted minutes.
Read the Amp pageAmp vs Claude Code
Our take
Pick Amp if engineers who want a thread that keeps going on an orb, and will watch hosted minutes. Pick Claude Code if engineers already on Claude Pro or Max who want the agent in the repo, next to chat.
Best for
Amp An agent that continues in the cloud
Claude Code An agent that works the checkout
Free plan
Amp No free plan
Claude Code No free plan
Lowest paid
Amp Individual $20/mo
Claude Code Pro $17/mo yearly, or $20 monthly
Next step up
Amp
Claude Code Max from $100/mo
Coding agent
Amp Orbs
Claude Code Claude Code (paid plans)
Runs where
Amp Hosted
Claude Code
Watch out
Amp Hosted orb minutes are the meter
Claude Code Claude Code is on paid seats
Last checked
Amp 2026-10-22 · ampcode.com/pricing
Claude Code 2026-10-22 · anthropic.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Claude Code if
engineers already on Claude Pro or Max who want the agent in the repo, next to chat.
Read the Claude Code page