Amp vs. Groq Code CLI

Feature	Amp	Groq Code CLI

Tagline	The frontier coding agent	A lightweight, customizable open-source CLI coding agent by Groq
Website	https://ampcode.com	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	April 14, 2025	July 30, 2025
Last Updated	May 7, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	deep	none
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Claude Opus 4.7/4.5, Sonnet, GPT-5.5, GPT-5.3-Codex, Gemini 3.1 Pro / Flash	Groq Compound Models, GPT-OSS, Llama, Qwen, Kimi K2 DeepSeek, Mistral (via Groq)
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 (MIT)
Source Code		https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli
Development State	active	active