Amp vs. ForgeCode

Feature	Amp	ForgeCode

Tagline	The frontier coding agent	A top-ranked AI enabled pair programming coding agent
Website	https://ampcode.com	https://forgecode.dev
Language	typescript	rust
Release Date	April 14, 2025	January 30, 2025
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	June 29, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code	VSCode & (terminal-native, ZSH plugin)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Claude Opus 4.8, GPT-5.5, GPT-5.3-Codex, Gemini 3.1 Pro / Flash	Can use Claude & ChatGPT subscriptions with access to Opus, GPT series, supports 400+ models on Openrouter.
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT Claude Code
Pricing Model	Usage Based	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free daily grant, then usage-based	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code		https://github.com/antinomyhq/forgecode
Development State	active	active