Amp

Amp is Sourcegraph's frontier coding agent for the terminal, editors, and a web thread UI. Rechecked 2026-08-17: ampcode.com/pricing sells Megawatt $20 / month and Gigawatt $200 / month, plus an Unconstrained usage-billing path and an enterprise contact row. It is not a rename of Cody. Cody is still Sourcegraph's enterprise assistant. Drop leftover $10/day Smart Mode, ad-supported Free, Research Preview $10 grant, and unconstrained Opus copy.

Compare Cursor if you wanted an IDE seat, Claude Code if you wanted Anthropic's own CLI, and Cody if you wanted Sourcegraph Search over remote repos.

Key Features

• Monthly seats, not a daily meter: Megawatt includes $20 of agent usage, 750 hours of small orbs, and low/medium modes. Gigawatt includes $200 of agent usage, 1,000 hours of xxlarge orbs, and all modes including high and ultra.
• Unconstrained is a billing path: The live page also sells pay-for-what-you-use tokens and orbs, with bring-your-own keys for inference. That is not a $10/day unlimited Opus SKU.
• Helpers, not a census: The owner's manual still lists Oracle, Librarian, Painter, subagents, orbs, MCP, and thread sharing. Recheck the installed CLI for the current model names.
• Install from Amp, not npm first: Official install is curl -fsSL https://ampcode.com/install.sh | bash (Mac / Linux / WSL) or Homebrew ampcode/tap/ampcode. The manual marks npm as not recommended.

Use Cases

• People who will stay on Megawatt $20 and can live with low/medium modes, or who will link a ChatGPT or X Premium+/SuperGrok subscription for extra tokens.
• People who will pay Gigawatt $200 for high/ultra modes and the larger orb pool.
• Teams that outgrow a monthly pool and will switch to Unconstrained usage billing or the enterprise SSO row.

Limitation: Megawatt high/ultra needs extra paid credits. Gigawatt high/ultra needs at least $10 in paid credits or an Anthropic API key. We did not re-audit leftover S-tier ranking posts.

Pricing

ampcode.com/pricing on 2026-08-17.

If a leftover blog still says Amp is Cody at $10/day, treat this table as the source. Extra paid credits refill usage before the next monthly period.

Getting Started

1. Sign in at ampcode.com and open pricing before you assume a free day grant.
2. Install with the official script or Homebrew, then run amp.
3. For VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Neovim, or Zed, follow ampcode.com/install after the CLI is present.
4. Do not paste npm install -g @sourcegraph/amp into a runbook.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Amp the new name for Cody?

No. Cody still has its own docs and catalog page. Amp is a separate Sourcegraph agent product.

Is it still $10 per day?

No. The public rows we opened are Megawatt $20 and Gigawatt $200, plus usage billing.

Does Megawatt include every agent mode?

No. High and ultra on Megawatt need extra paid credits. Gigawatt includes those modes, with a $10 credit or Anthropic key note on the same FAQ.

Alternatives

• Cursor: Anysphere IDE with Individual $20 / Pro $40 seats.
• Claude Code: Anthropic's agent across terminal, IDE, and desktop.
• Cody: Sourcegraph's enterprise assistant, not this Amp SKU.

Tips

1. Quote Megawatt $20 / Gigawatt $200 from the live pricing page.
2. Do not call Amp a Cody rename.
3. Recheck orb hours and mode gates before you treat Unconstrained as unlimited.

Conclusion

Amp is Sourcegraph's priced coding agent, not a Cody rename and not a $10/day unlimited Opus meter. Start at ampcode.com/pricing, then decide whether Cursor or Claude Code already covers the seat you need.