Amp vs. Zot

Feature	Amp	Zot

Tagline	The frontier coding agent	Yet another coding agent harness.
Website	https://ampcode.com	https://zot.sh
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	April 14, 2025	April 18, 2026
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	low
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
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	Models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Kimi, DeepSeek, Google Gemini/Vertex, GitHub Copilot, Bedrock, Azure and 300+ models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	Usage Based	Free
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free daily grant, then usage-based	$0
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code		https://github.com/patriceckhart/zot
Development State	active	active