Comparison - AI coding agent

Winy vs Amp

Amp is a coding agent that keeps working in its own machines; Winy is the board where Amp's CLI runs as a card beside your notes.

Amp is a multi-model coding agent and development environment, with a CLI for your terminal, a web app, Mac, iPhone and iPad apps, and cloud machines called orbs that keep working after you close your laptop.

Winy is a native infinite-canvas notebook for Mac, iPad and iPhone, where any CLI agent, the Amp CLI included, runs as a live terminal card on the board next to your notes, ink and images.

They do different jobs: Amp is the agent and its environment, while Winy is a board you think on, where an Amp session sits beside your plans and your other agents.

At a glance

Question	Winy	Amp
What it is	A canvas notebook where agent sessions are cards	A multi-model coding agent and dev environment
Writes code itself	No, the agents on the board do	Yes
Models	None of its own; runs the agents you use	Several labs' models, each used for what it is best at
Where agents run	On your Mac, in terminal cards	Cloud orbs, your own runners, or the CLI on your machine
Apps	Mac, iPad and iPhone	CLI, web, Mac, iPhone and iPad
Many agents at once	Many sessions, any agent, as cards on one board	One orb per thread; Puck coordinates agents
Notes and sketches	Text, notes, ink, arrows and images on the board	Not a notebook; threads you can save and share
Price	Early access, join the waitlist	Free Hobby tier; Individual $20/mo; credits or your own keys

Which one is for you

Choose Amp if

You want the agent and its machines: Amp gives each thread an orb that keeps working after you close your laptop.
You want one agent that uses models from several labs, with your own keys, your existing ChatGPT or Claude subscription, or credits at providers' API prices.
You want to start and follow agent threads from the web or Amp's own iPhone and iPad apps, and share them with your team.

Choose Winy if

You run Amp's CLI next to Claude Code, Codex or other CLI agents and want all of them on one board.
You want your notes, sketches and arrows beside the agent, and visible to it.
You want a board you think on, with the agents running on your own Mac, open on your iPad and iPhone too.

Using both

Use both. Amp's CLI runs in a terminal card on the Winy canvas, the same Amp threads and account you use everywhere else. Put it beside a Claude Code card and your notes for the task, draw on the board while it works, and zoom out to see which agents are working and which are waiting on you.

Questions

Does Winy work with Amp?

Yes. Amp ships a CLI, and Winy runs any CLI agent as a live terminal card on the canvas.

Is Amp free?

Amp has a free Hobby tier with every product feature: you bring your own keys or your ChatGPT or Claude subscription, and pay as you go for orbs. The Individual plan is $20 a month with included usage, and extra credits carry no markup on providers' API prices for individuals.

Is Amp on iPad?

Yes. Amp has Mac, iPhone and iPad apps for its threads. Winy on iPad is a different thing: the same canvas as on your Mac, with your notes, ink and the agent cards your Mac is running, Amp's CLI among them.

Can I run Amp and Claude Code side by side?

Yes. In Winy each one is a card on the same board, next to your notes.

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