Amp vs. Prime Agent

Feature	Amp	Prime Agent

Tagline	The frontier coding agent	Model-agnostic terminal coding agent built on a persistent IPython runtime
Website	https://ampcode.com	https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	April 14, 2025	May 8, 2026
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code	Zed, VS Code (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
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	20+ providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, DeepSeek, MiniMax, Xiaomi MiMo, Bedrock, Ollama, vLLM, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT Claude Code GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model	Usage Based	Free, Subscription, 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/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent
Development State	active	active