Amp
Sourcegraph's autonomous coding agent, built for large multi-file tasks rather than inline chat.
What is Amp?
Amp is Sourcegraph's autonomous coding agent, a distinct product from the company's earlier Cody assistant. Where Cody focuses on inline completions and codebase chat, Amp is built to take on larger, more autonomous multi-file agentic tasks — refactors, feature implementation, and test-writing across a whole repo.
Amp treats coding tasks as something an agent can own end-to-end rather than something you co-pilot line by line: give it a task, and it plans, edits across multiple files, runs tests, and iterates. Pricing is usage-based pay-as-you-go rather than a flat monthly subscription, which is unusual in a market dominated by seat-based plans and a real consideration for teams estimating cost.
Key features
- Autonomous multi-file code editing and refactoring
- Plans and executes tasks across a whole repository
- Runs tests and iterates on failures automatically
- Usage-based pricing rather than seat-based subscription
- Built by the team behind Sourcegraph Cody and code search
Pros
- Genuinely handles larger, multi-file tasks instead of just inline suggestions
- Usage-based pricing can be cheaper for light or bursty use than flat subscriptions
- Inherits Sourcegraph's strong codebase-understanding pedigree
Cons
- Usage-based pricing makes costs harder to predict than a flat monthly fee
- Autonomous multi-file changes still need careful review before merging
- Newer product with a less mature track record than Cody itself
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