Amp vs. Ralph TUI

Feature	Amp	Ralph TUI

Tagline	The frontier coding agent	AI agent loop orchestrator for terminal
Website	https://ampcode.com	https://ralph-tui.com
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	April 14, 2025	January 14, 2026
Last Updated	May 7, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep integration with git worktrees
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
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	Depends on underlying agent
Supported Models	Claude Opus 4.7/4.5, Sonnet, GPT-5.5, GPT-5.3-Codex, Gemini 3.1 Pro / Flash	Orchestrates Coding Agents: Claude Code, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Codex, Kiro, Droid, Cursor CLI.
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/subsy/ralph-tui
Development State	active	active