Amp (Sourcegraph) vs Cursor

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

	Amp (Sourcegraph) Coding	Cursor Coding
Tagline	Frontier coding agent from Sourcegraph with pass-through model pricing	AI-first VS Code fork — chat, edit, and agentic coding in one IDE.
Category	Coding	Coding
Pricing	Freemium· Pay-as-you-go with $5 minimum credit purchase, zero markup on provider API costs; Enterprise tier from $1,000 USD minimum with SSO/SAML, zero data retention, cost controls, and MCP allowlisting.	Freemium· Free hobby; Pro $20/mo; Business $40/mo
Model	GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.8, GPT Image 2 (frontier multi-model)	Claude / GPT (configurable)
Editorial score	8.4 / 10	9.5 / 10
Use cases	Multi-file refactors across large repositoriesAgentic code generation with subagent parallelismAutomated code review with custom rulesRemote background coding tasks monitored from mobileDeep reasoning on architectural or debugging problemsCross-repo code search via LibrarianCustom tool integration via MCPiOS and cross-platform app scaffoldingData-flow diagram and documentation generation	codingrefactorsagentic editsIDE
Pros	Zero-markup pass-through pricing on top-tier models keeps costs honest and predictable Access to frontier models (GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.8) without artificial token caps Rich agentic toolkit: Oracle reasoning, Librarian code search, Painter image gen, subagents Broad IDE coverage including VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains, Neovim, and Zed Remote agent execution from web and mobile with passkey auth is genuinely useful for long jobs MCP support and AGENTS.md files make it extensible and project-aware Enterprise tier offers SSO/SAML, zero data retention, and per-user cost controls	Best-in-class multi-file edits Choice of underlying models Composer agent is genuinely useful Tab completion is faster than Copilot
Cons	Pay-as-you-go with no flat cap means costs can spike on large-context or agentic runs Frontier-model focus is expensive compared to cheaper coding assistants No indication of an open-source client or public API for programmatic integration Steeper learning curve than simple autocomplete tools; assumes agent-literate users $1,000 minimum for Enterprise tier is a high floor for smaller teams wanting SSO	Heavier than vanilla VS Code Pricing creeping up Some extensions lag VS Code
Website	ampcode.com	cursor.com

Pick Amp (Sourcegraph) if

✅ Zero-markup pass-through pricing on top-tier models keeps costs honest and predictable
✅ Access to frontier models (GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.8) without artificial token caps
✅ Rich agentic toolkit: Oracle reasoning, Librarian code search, Painter image gen, subagents
✅ Broad IDE coverage including VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains, Neovim, and Zed

Pick Cursor if

✅ Best-in-class multi-file edits
✅ Choice of underlying models
✅ Composer agent is genuinely useful
✅ Tab completion is faster than Copilot

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