Amp vs OpenCode (2026)

Amp

by Amp Frontier Corporation

OpenCode

by Anomaly Innovations, Inc

Pros

• ✓Each thread can run in a cloud orb set up with the project's code, tools and plugins, so agents keep working after the laptop closes, and threads can be started or followed from the web, Mac, iPhone or the CLI.
• ✓Multi-model by design: four modes route work across OpenAI, Anthropic and fast models, and on Hobby, Individual and Teams developers can bring a ChatGPT subscription or their own keys with no Amp token fees.
• ✓Team features come at no extra charge, including shared threads, multiplayer, shared portals, plugins and skills and pooled credits, and a GitHub App lets agents open pull requests and read CI status.

Limitations

• –Model usage beyond a tier's included credits is paid separately, through the developer's own provider subscription or keys or through Amp credits at provider API prices, and purchased credits expire after twelve months.
• –Paid tiers are billed monthly and orb time is metered by the minute: Megawatt's 45,000 minutes go faster on larger orbs, and the largest orb size is limited to Gigawatt and Enterprise.
• –SCIM, audit logs, IP allowlisting and regional endpoints are on the quote-based Enterprise tier, and SAML or OIDC SSO needs at least one workspace member on a paid tier.

Pros

• ✓Developers can log in with GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT Plus or Pro to reuse existing subscription quotas, or connect any of 75+ providers including local models, with no separate API billing required.
• ✓Multi-session parallel agents run on the same project, and MCP client support covers local and remote servers with OAuth, so tools such as Sentry and Context7 connect inside the same workflow.
• ✓No code or context is stored, the agent is MIT licensed, and Anomaly Innovations publishes a SOC 2 Type 2 report through its Trust Center.

Limitations

• –Permissions start permissive: the Build agent edits files and runs shell commands without an approval prompt until a permission config is written, with only repeated identical calls and paths outside the project gated.
• –Model access is separate from the free agent, so developers pay a provider directly or through Go or Zen, and manage keys and accounts for each provider they use.
• –Enterprise per-seat pricing is quote-only, and the SOC 2 report and Data Processing Agreement are released through the Trust Center on request.