Amp news and updates
9 curated updates from official Amp channels since 17 Aug 2026: 4 feature · 3 pricing · 1 releases · 1 model. Each item links to the vendor's own post; summaries stick to what the post says.
October 2026
- Amp runners: shared machines, worktrees, Mac app runner and remote desktop
Over a month of updates, runners learned to serve many directories, create Git worktrees, be shared with a workspace, start from the macOS app and expose their desktop.
Source: ampcode.com - Amp's Puck is now reachable from ChatGPT and Claude over MCP
Puck MCP exposes two tools, puck and orbs, so you can hand work to Amp and check running orbs from other MCP clients.
Source: ampcode.com - Amp follows up on its own pull requests: comments, reviews and CI land in the thread
New first-class GitHub webhooks let an agent subscribe to a PR's comments, reviews and CI, or spawn a new orb for every new issue or PR.
Source: ampcode.com - Amp now runs on your Claude Pro or Max subscription
A new Claude Code mode uses the Claude Agent SDK and bills to a linked Claude Pro/Max plan, free for everyone, with orbs, runners and thread sharing still working.
Source: ampcode.comCurrent Amp plans & limits
September 2026
- Amp adds Plaid speed: up to 6× faster GPT-6 Astra at 6× the token cost
Plaid uses OpenAI's ultrafast tier for GPT-6 Astra modes and works only with Amp-provided inference, not linked ChatGPT subscriptions.
Source: ampcode.com - Claude Opus 5.5 becomes the default for Amp's medium mode
Opus 5.5 replaces GPT-5.6 Sol in medium mode; Amp says it solved 65% of internal eval tasks for 10% less than Sol, while ChatGPT Only users stay pinned to Sol.
Source: ampcode.com - Amp goes free when you bring your own compute and model subscription
No monthly plan is needed to use a ChatGPT subscription with Amp and BYOK has no token fees outside Enterprise; Amp now charges for orbs, with a free Hobby tier and a Teams tier.
Source: ampcode.comCurrent Amp plans & limits
August 2026
- Amp's Puck can now explain your token, credit and orb usage
Ask Puck which threads used the most tokens or orb time; amp usage --details exposes the same data on the command line.
Source: ampcode.com - Amp education plan: $10/month for students and teachers
Half the usual price, including orbs, code hosting, linked ChatGPT or Grok subscriptions and $10 of monthly credits for other models.
Source: ampcode.comCurrent Amp plans & limits