Tool
Amp
Sourcegraph's opinionated agentic coding product (VS Code extension + CLI) emphasizing frontier models, shareable
About
Code-graph DNA from Sourcegraph; deliberately no BYOK knobs—max capability, usage-priced
Sourcegraph's opinionated agentic coding product (VS Code extension + CLI) emphasizing frontier models, shareable threads, and subagents
Features
- max-autonomy agent with codebase intelligence
- Pricing
- Usage-based
- Pricing detail
- Credits/PAYG with free trial credits; frontier models at cost
- Platforms
- VS Code + CLI
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