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9 Best Open Source Amp Alternatives

A curated collection of the 9 best open source and self-hosted alternatives to Amp in 2026.

Looking for a free, privacy-friendly, or self-hosted replacement for Amp in 2026? The top open-source alternative is OpenCode — Open source AI coding agent that works in your terminal, IDE, or desktop app, supporting 75+ LLM providers with no code storage..

Other highly rated open-source Amp alternatives include pi, OpenHands and Cline.

★ 201,854

Open source AI coding agent that works in your terminal, IDE, or desktop app, supporting 75+ LLM providers with no code storage.

OpenCode preview

Open source AI coding agent that works in your terminal, IDE, or desktop app, supporting 75+ LLM providers with no code storage.

★ 98,118

Terminal-based coding agent with a minimal core, 15+ LLM providers, tree-structured session history, and a TypeScript extension system for building your own workflows.

pi preview

Terminal-based coding agent with a minimal core, 15+ LLM providers, tree-structured session history, and a TypeScript extension system for building your own workflows.

★ 85,252

AI agent platform that runs autonomous coding agents to plan, write, and ship changes across codebases end-to-end, with support for any model and self-hosted deployment.

OpenHands preview

AI agent platform that runs autonomous coding agents to plan, write, and ship changes across codebases end-to-end, with support for any model and self-hosted deployment.

★ 66,966

AI coding agent that runs inside VS Code and the terminal, supporting multi-file edits, bash execution, and any LLM provider via bring-your-own-key.

Cline preview

AI coding agent that runs inside VS Code and the terminal, supporting multi-file edits, bash execution, and any LLM provider via bring-your-own-key.

★ 48,528

Terminal-based AI coding tool that lets you edit existing codebases or start new projects using LLMs like Claude, GPT, and DeepSeek.

Aider preview

Terminal-based AI coding tool that lets you edit existing codebases or start new projects using LLMs like Claude, GPT, and DeepSeek.

★ 35,644

Runs source-controlled AI checks on every pull request, enforcing your engineering standards as native GitHub status checks with suggested fixes.

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Runs source-controlled AI checks on every pull request, enforcing your engineering standards as native GitHub status checks with suggested fixes.

★ 26,121

Terminal-based coding agent powered by Grok 4.5 that plans, builds, tests, and deploys across any codebase with parallel subagents and plugin support.

Grok Build preview

Terminal-based coding agent powered by Grok 4.5 that plans, builds, tests, and deploys across any codebase with parallel subagents and plugin support.

★ 27,041

Open source AI coding agent with 500+ models, bring-your-own-key support, and specialized modes for writing, debugging, and planning code across IDEs and CLI.

Kilo preview

Open source AI coding agent with 500+ models, bring-your-own-key support, and specialized modes for writing, debugging, and planning code across IDEs and CLI.

★ 7,554

AI coding harness that runs inside your terminal, mixes LLMs per task, and uses multi-agent architecture to handle large codebases without bloating context.

Forgecode preview

AI coding harness that runs inside your terminal, mixes LLMs per task, and uses multi-agent architecture to handle large codebases without bloating context.

About Amp

Sourcegraph agentic coding tool for the terminal and VS Code, with unconstrained reasoning, subagents, and shared team threads.