Cursor vs Amp

Cursor9.3Visit Amp8.8Visit

Higher score Cursor #1 in Coding Tool 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Cursor

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Amp #8 in Coding Tool 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Amp

• Cursor fits best

  Developers who want AI built into a dedicated editor

• Amp fits best

  Teams needing parallel agents across coding environments

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Side by side

Feature	Cursor 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Amp 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Coding Tool	#8 in Coding Tool
Best for	Developers who want AI built into a dedicated editor	Teams needing parallel agents across coding environments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$20/user/mo	$20/user/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS
Support	Docs, Community	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cursor 1/5 · Amp 1/5
Code completion	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Coding chat	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Agent mode	✓	✓
Codebase context	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Model selection	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
IDE support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines inline completion, code chat, and natural-language editing. Indexes repositories to provide codebase context. Agents can make multi-file changes and use terminal tools.	Multiple agent modes with specialist retrieval and reasoning subagents Remote orbs, shell execution, tests, and multi-file editing Shared workspaces with permissions, multiplayer, and team controls
Cons	Hobby includes limited AI usage. Available as a desktop editor, not a web deployment. Support channels are documentation and community.	Hobby orb usage is pay-as-you-go JetBrains integration is marked deprecated Amp is proprietary rather than open source
Our verdict	Cursor is a desktop code editor built around AI-assisted software development, aimed at individual developers and software teams. Its core workflow brings inline code completion, conversational code assistance, repository-aware context,… Read the review →	Amp is a coding agent and development environment for software builders working across web, terminal, desktop, and mobile contexts. It can inspect Git repositories, edit multiple files, execute shell commands and tests, and delegate work… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cursor — where it wins

  • Combines inline completion, code chat, and natural-language editing.
  • Indexes repositories to provide codebase context.
  • Agents can make multi-file changes and use terminal tools.

  Where it doesn't

  • Hobby includes limited AI usage.
  • Available as a desktop editor, not a web deployment.
  • Support channels are documentation and community.

• Amp — where it wins

  • Multiple agent modes with specialist retrieval and reasoning subagents
  • Remote orbs, shell execution, tests, and multi-file editing
  • Shared workspaces with permissions, multiplayer, and team controls

  Where it doesn't

  • Hobby orb usage is pay-as-you-go
  • JetBrains integration is marked deprecated
  • Amp is proprietary rather than open source

• Cursor9.3/10 · Free plan

  A desktop editor combining AI completion, code chat, and agent-driven edits.

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• Amp8.8/10 · Free plan

  A multi-agent coding environment with remote execution, editor connections, and collaboration controls.

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