Week 45
Latest
JunieReleaseJunie Eco mode hands implementation to a lower-cost modelGitHub CopilotPlansGitHub Enterprise now includes Copilot for every licensed userSierraReleaseSierra launches Compliance Console for outbound agentsGitHub CopilotReleaseGitHub Copilot Fusion becomes generally availableGitHub CopilotReleaseGitHub Agentic Workflows become generally availableAmpPlatformAmp launches an Android appMicrosoft 365 CopilotReleaseLearning Agent and admin-deployed custom MCP connectors arrive in CopilotKiroPlansKiro replaces its upgrade discount with a free first month and 500 trial creditsGleanReleaseGlean release 565 adds agent import/export and an Azure Files connectorGoogle AntigravityReleaseAntigravity 2.28 adds a built-in browser and any-file attachmentsSynthesiaReleaseSynthesia launches a Localization API for dubbing videos at scaleRunwayReleaseRunway launches Runway Ads for generating and publishing ad variantsOpenCodeReleaseOpenCode 2.2 adds Desktop plugins and a refreshed desktop appOpenAI CodexReleaseGPT-6.1 Terra becomes available in Codex
Verified
ToolMarketCap
AmpBackground agents
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
76/100

Cloud agents vs agent platform

3Verified differences2Shared2Not yet verified
OpenHandsBackground agents
Entry price
Not yet verified
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
38/100

Amp vs OpenHands

3Verified differences1Pricing differences · 1 not verified for both3Amp · verified changes 30d1OpenHands · verified changes 30d
Entry priceAmp starts at $20/mo; no paid monthly price is verified for OpenHands.
Free tierBoth offer a verified free tier.
DeliveryDelivery differs: Amp — Cloud agents; OpenHands — Agent platform.
Last 30 daysAmp logged 3 verified changes, OpenHands 1 verified change.
Evidence5 of 7 compared facts are verified for both; 2 for neither.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
Amp and OpenHands: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionAmpOpenHands
Entry price$20/moNot yet verified
Free tierYesYes
Open sourceNot yet verifiedYes
Self-hostingYesYes
Enterprise (SSO + offering)YesYes
Switch from AmpSwitch from OpenHandsAdd Amp to a stackAdd OpenHands to a stack

Where they differ

3
Delivery
AmpCloud agents — orbs, picked up from the web, a terminal, a desktop app, or a phone
ampcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amp — official site

ampcode.com: "Agents in orbs keep working after you close your laptop … pick them up from the web, your terminal, or your phone." The docs cover Desktop, CLI, and macOS & iOS clients.

https://ampcode.com ↗
OpenHandsAgent platform — web GUI, terminal UI, and CLI; runs locally, in the cloud, or self-hosted
openhands.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenHands — official pricing page

openhands.dev/pricing: "Run locally, in our cloud, or self-host"; Open Source includes "Web-based GUI, Terminal UI, and CLI".

https://www.openhands.dev/pricing ↗
Business model
AmpFreemium — free Hobby, Individual plans from $20 a month, Teams at no extra charge
ampcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amp — official pricing page

ampcode.com/pricing: Individual "$20/mo." ("Get Megawatt"); Teams "No extra charge"; Enterprise "Custom".

https://ampcode.com/pricing ↗
OpenHandsOpen source — free locally and in the cloud with BYOK or at-cost models; custom Enterprise
openhands.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenHands — official pricing page

openhands.dev/pricing: "BYOK or use OpenHands models at-cost"; Enterprise "Custom pricing".

https://www.openhands.dev/pricing ↗
Single sign-on
AmpTeam tier and above — SAML/OIDC SSO
ampcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amp — official pricing page

ampcode.com/pricing, Teams: "SAML/OIDC SSO".

https://ampcode.com/pricing ↗
OpenHandsEnterprise tier only — SAML/SSO
openhands.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenHands — official pricing page

openhands.dev/pricing, Enterprise: "Enterprise SAML / SSO".

https://www.openhands.dev/pricing ↗

Pricing face-off

USD list price · monthly billing
AmpFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Individual — Megawatt
$20/mo
Hobby$0/mo
Individual — Megawatt$20/mo
ampcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amp — official pricing page
https://ampcode.com/pricing ↗
OpenHandsFree tier: Yes
No paid price verified yet
Individual (cloud)$0/mo
openhands.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenHands — official pricing page
https://www.openhands.dev/pricing ↗

Where they match

2Toggle
Free tier
AmpYes — Hobby plan, with pay-as-you-go orbs or your own runners
ampcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amp — official pricing page

ampcode.com/pricing: Hobby "Free" — "Pay-as-you-go for orbs Or use your own runners for free", "Bring your own keys (BYOK)".

https://ampcode.com/pricing ↗
OpenHandsYes — open source locally, and a free cloud Individual plan with your own key
openhands.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenHands — official pricing page

openhands.dev/pricing: Open Source "Free"; SaaS Individual "Free — Bring your own key or use our providers at-cost".

https://www.openhands.dev/pricing ↗
Enterprise
AmpCustom pricing — pooled credits, SCIM, audit logs, IP allowlisting, regional endpoints
ampcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amp — official pricing page

ampcode.com/pricing, Enterprise "Custom": "Pooled credits only, no paid user seats", "SCIM user directory sync", "Audit logs and network/MCP access controls", "IP allowlisting and regional endpoints".

https://ampcode.com/pricing ↗
OpenHandsCustom pricing — SaaS or self-hosted in your VPC, SAML/SSO, priority support
openhands.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenHands — official pricing page

openhands.dev/pricing, Enterprise: "SaaS or Self-hosted in your VPC", "Enterprise SAML / SSO", "Priority support & shared Slack channel".

https://www.openhands.dev/pricing ↗

Not yet verified for one or both

2
Platforms
AmpNot yet verified
OpenHandsNot yet verified
Editor integrations
AmpNot yet verified
OpenHandsNot yet verified

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
Ampampcode.com/docs
ampcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amp — official documentation

Amp's documentation, linked as Docs from ampcode.com.

https://ampcode.com/docs ↗
OpenHandsdocs.openhands.dev
docs.openhands.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenHands — official documentation

OpenHands documentation, linked from the repository README.

https://docs.openhands.dev ↗
Changelog
Ampampcode.com/chronicle
ampcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amp — Chronicle (product news)

Amp's product news, linked as Chronicle from ampcode.com.

https://ampcode.com/chronicle ↗
OpenHandsgithub.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenHands — GitHub releases

OpenHands release notes are published as GitHub releases.

https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases ↗
Source repository
AmpNot yet verified
OpenHandsgithub.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 31 Oct 2026
OpenHands — official repository

OpenHands' public repository.

https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands ↗

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of Amp and OpenHands, side by side
ReadingAmpOpenHands
Verified changes3 in 30 days · 5 in 90 days · Background agents median 11 in 30 days · 2 in 90 days · Background agents median 1
Last verified change27 Oct 2026 · 10 days ago13 Oct 2026 · 24 days ago
Activity · 90 days76 · above the Background agents median of 3638 · above the Background agents median of 36
Latest list-price moveNone observedNone observed
Pricing on record2 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $201 verified plan · free plan only
Comparable facts5 of 7 verified5 of 7 verified

Amp · latest 3

  1. Platform

    Amp launches an Android app

    Amp's mobile app, previously on iOS and macOS, becomes available on Android, with threads, portals and changes views.

    ampcode.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 27 Oct 2026
    Amp — news
    https://ampcode.com/news/amp-on-android ↗
  2. Platform

    Amp orbs can run on self-hosted infrastructure

    Teams can run an orb provider inside their own infrastructure (Docker, E2B, Kubernetes and others) so Amp spawns, pauses and deletes orbs on compute they control.

    ampcode.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 22 Oct 2026
    Amp — news
    https://ampcode.com/news/self-hosted-orbs ↗
  3. Release

    Amp becomes an agent in Linear

    Assigning or mentioning Amp on a Linear issue starts a Linear Agent Session and spawns an orb; the session also appears in Amp's sidebar.

    ampcode.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 19 Oct 2026
    Amp — news
    https://ampcode.com/news/assign-it-to-amp ↗

OpenHands · latest 3

  1. Platform

    OpenHands agents can run on DigitalOcean from Agent Canvas

    With OpenHands 1.27.0, developers can create and manage DigitalOcean-hosted agents in isolated microVM sandboxes directly from Agent Canvas.

    openhands.dev
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 13 Oct 2026
    OpenHands — blog
    https://www.openhands.dev/blog/run-digitalocean-managed-agents-with-openhands ↗
  2. Release

    OpenHands 1.23 ships a universal macOS desktop build

    The desktop app ships as a universal macOS DMG with per-architecture bundled runtimes.

    github.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 23 Sept 2026
    OpenHands — GitHub releases
    https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.23.0 ↗
  3. Release

    OpenHands 1.0.0 ships on the new software-agent-sdk

    OpenHands releases version 1.0.0, rebuilt on its new software-agent-sdk, and moves the OpenHands CLI to its own repository.

    github.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 16 Dec 2025
    OpenHands — GitHub releases
    https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/1.0.0 ↗

Keep comparing

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Compared using 18 verified facts · oldest record verified 2 Oct 2026. Tools appear in URL order, alphabetically by identifier — it implies no ranking.