Amp vs Programming Helper vs Visual Studio Code vs JetBrains AI Assistant

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Amp
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Programming Helper
Competitor 2
Visual Studio Code
Competitor 3
JetBrains AI Assistant
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Amp
ampcode.com
Amp is a coding agent and development environment for engineers who want agents running independently.
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Competitor Programming Helper
programming-helper.com
Most AI chatbots force you to craft perfect prompts—then tweak whatever comes back
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Competitor Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com
Visual Studio Code is a free, open source code editor that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and now includes built-in AI agents.
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Competitor JetBrains AI Assistant
jetbrains.com
JetBrains AI Assistant brings AI chat, coding agents and code completion directly into JetBrains IDEs.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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4.6Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▼ 17.6%
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6-month growth
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+40.4%
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Global rank web
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#3,812,090
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Avg. last 3 months
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5K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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48%
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Pages / visit
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1.3
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Visit duration
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16s
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AmpProgramming HelperVisual Studio CodeJetBrains AI Assistant
03.4K6.9K10.3K13.8KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6K1K10K100KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free
€8.33per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Hobby FreeIndividual (Megawatt) $20/moGigawatt CustomTeams Custom+1 more
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AI Free FreeAI Pro (individual) €100/yrAI Pro (organization) €200/yr
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeTextVideo
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
CodeText
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
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Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantSQL Query Builder
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Developer tools
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Code autocompletion
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Coding in VS Code
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Regex
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SQL queries
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Vs code
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Code explanations
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Code testing
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Debugging
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MCP
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SQL
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Terminal
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Community on aitoolstime
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Reviews
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Prompts
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.