Pick Amp if
engineers who want a thread that keeps going on an orb, and will watch hosted minutes.
Read the Amp pageAmp vs Cursor
Our take
Pick Amp if engineers who want a thread that keeps going on an orb, and will watch hosted minutes. Pick Cursor if software engineers already in git who want an agent in the editor. Skip Cursor if non-developers, or teams that cannot send code to a third-party model API.
Best for
Amp An agent that continues in the cloud
Cursor Changing a real repo
Free plan
Amp No free plan
Cursor $0 · limited Agent and Chat requests
Lowest paid
Amp Individual $20/mo
Cursor Plus $8/mo · Grok models only
Next step up
Amp
Cursor Premium $30/mo · other models at API price
Coding agent
Amp Orbs
Cursor Agent + Tab inside the editor
Runs where
Amp Hosted
Cursor Desktop editor; models hosted
Watch out
Amp Hosted orb minutes are the meter
Cursor Plus is Grok-only
Last checked
Amp 2026-10-22 · ampcode.com/pricing
Cursor 2026-10-19 · cursor.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Cursor if
software engineers already in git who want an agent in the editor.
Read the Cursor page