Aider vs Amp
Aider is a terminal agent by Aider AI. Amp is a terminal agent by Sourcegraph. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.
 Aider |  Amp | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | Terminal agent | Terminal agent, Editor extension |
| Vendor | Aider AI | Sourcegraph |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | Apache-2.0 Open source | Proprietary Proprietary |
| Status | active | active |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | $200/mo |
| Team seat | — | Contact sales |
| Included usage | — | $20/mo Megawatt |
| Beyond the plan | — | Blocked, API list price |
| Part of a plan | — | — |
| Models | ||
| Providers | OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter | OpenAI, Anthropic |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | Partial BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | No |
| Features | ||
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Subagents | No | Yes |
| MCP client | No | Yes |
| Browser automation | No | Yes |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | No | Yes |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | Claude Squad, cmux, Vibe Kanban | dmux |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 |