Amp vs. IBM Bob

Feature	Amp	IBM Bob

Tagline	The frontier coding agent	Your AI SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) partner from IBM
Website	https://ampcode.com	https://bob.ibm.com
Language	typescript	javascript
Release Date	April 14, 2025	September 2, 2025
Last Updated	May 7, 2026	May 20, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	AI Lab
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	Bob IDE
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	No
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	Multi-provider (IBM-managed)
Pricing Model	Usage Based	Freemium
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free daily grant, then usage-based	Free / $20-200/mo
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Proprietary Software
Source Code		https://github.com/IBM/ibm-bob
Development State	active	active