MiniMax vs Amp Code (by Sourcegraph): Side-by-Side Comparison 2026
MiniMax vs Amp Code (by Sourcegraph) comparison 2026. Side-by-side features, pricing & capabilities.
MiniMax is an AI assistant from MiniMax — ai assistant and model provider with coding capabilities. Amp Code (by Sourcegraph) is an AI agent from Sourcegraph — agentic coding with full codebase context.
MiniMax
MiniMax is a Shanghai-based AI company (Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed) offering the MiniMax Agent app and API access to their M2.5 and M2.1 models. M2.5 scores 80.2% on SWE-Bench Verified at roughly 1/20th the cost of Claude Opus. Models work inside Claude Code, Cline, Cursor, OpenCode, and other coding tools via Anthropic- and OpenAI-compatible API endpoints.
- ✓ AI chat
- ✓ Agentic mode
- ✓ Multi-file editing
- ✓ Terminal commands
- ✓ Test generation
Free / $10/mo · 6 plans
Amp Code (by Sourcegraph)
Amp Code (formerly Sourcegraph Cody Agent) — AI coding agent from Sourcegraph. Focuses on autonomous task execution across repositories. Cody continues to exist as a separate context-aware assistant.
- ✓ Code completions
- ✓ AI chat
- ✓ Agentic mode
- ✓ Multi-file editing
- ✓ Test generation
Free · 3 plans
| Feature | MiniMax | Amp Code (by Sourcegraph) |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Assistant | Agent |
| Starting Price | Free | Free |
| Model Family | MiniMax | Multi-model |
| Open Source | Partial (M2.1 open-weight on Hugging Face) | Partial (extension) |
Pricing verified Feb 11, 2026. MiniMax pricing | Amp Code (by Sourcegraph) pricing
Key Differences
- Category: MiniMax is an AI assistant; Amp Code (by Sourcegraph) is an AI agent.
- Starting price: MiniMax starts at $10/mo; Amp Code (by Sourcegraph) starts at free / BYOK.
- Model family: MiniMax uses MiniMax; Amp Code (by Sourcegraph) uses Multi-model.
- Open source: MiniMax: Partial (M2.1 open-weight on Hugging Face). Amp Code (by Sourcegraph): Partial (extension).
- Platforms: MiniMax runs on API, Desktop, Web; Amp Code (by Sourcegraph) runs on Desktop, Web.
- Provider: MiniMax is built by MiniMax; Amp Code (by Sourcegraph) is built by Sourcegraph.
Which Should You Choose?
Choose MiniMax if you want frontier-level coding at 1/10th to 1/20th the cost of Claude Opus or GPT-5. Choose Amp Code (by Sourcegraph) if you want autonomous planning and multi-file task execution. Read our full reviews to see which fits your workflow.