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| Price/mo ▲ | Tool | Free tier | Type | Models | Agent | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continue from 0, free tier yes, type IDE plugin, models Any (BYO key), agent yes, note Open-source, bring your own model Visit → | |||||||
| Aider from 0, free tier yes, type Terminal agent, models Any (via API), agent yes, note Open-source terminal pair-programmer Visit → | |||||||
| Zed from 0, free tier yes, type Native editor, models Multi (BYO key), agent yes, note Blazing-fast editor with built-in AI Visit → | |||||||
| Tabnine from 39, type IDE plugin, models Own + frontier, note Privacy-first and self-hostable, no free tier now Visit → | |||||||
| GitHub Copilot from 10, free tier yes, type IDE plugin, models GPT / Claude / Gemini, agent yes, note Works in every major IDE, real free tier Visit → | |||||||
| JetBrains AI (Junie) from 10, free tier yes, type JetBrains IDE, models Multi, agent yes, note Native in IntelliJ / PyCharm Visit → | |||||||
| Claude Code from 17, type Terminal agent, models Claude, agent yes, note Top terminal agent for heavy lifting Visit → | |||||||
| Amazon Q Developer from 19, free tier yes, type IDE plugin, models Amazon / Claude, agent yes, note AWS-native, but IDE plugins end April 2027 Visit → | |||||||
| Cursor from 20, free tier yes, type AI-first IDE, models Frontier (Claude/GPT/Gemini), agent yes, note Best all-round AI IDE Visit → | |||||||
| Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) from 20, free tier yes, type AI-first IDE, models Multi, agent yes, note Cognition folded it into Devin; $20 Pro covers the desktop IDE and cloud agents Visit → | |||||||
| Replit Agent from 20, free tier yes, type Cloud IDE, models Multi, agent yes, note Build and deploy apps in the browser Visit → | |||||||
| OpenAI Codex from 20, type Cloud / terminal agent, models GPT / Codex, agent yes, note OpenAI cloud coding agent (in ChatGPT) Visit → | |||||||
| Augment Code from 100, type IDE plugin, models Multi, agent yes, note Large codebases, $100 flat for up to 50 seats Visit → | |||||||
| Refact.ai from 10, free tier yes, type IDE plugin, models Any (BYO key), agent yes, note Open source and self-hostable, free tier Visit → | |||||||
| Sweep from 10, type IDE plugin, models Multi, agent yes, note Unlimited autocomplete, trial then paid Visit → | |||||||
| Sourcery from 12, free tier yes, type Code review bot, models Multi, agent yes, note Free on open source repos Visit → | |||||||
| Bito from 12, type Code review bot, models Multi, agent yes, note Per seat review, 5,000 lines a month Visit → | |||||||
| Codacy from 18, free tier yes, type IDE plugin, models Multi, note Free forever tier, scans in the editor Visit → | |||||||
| Amp from 20, type Terminal agent, models Multi, agent yes, note Sourcegraph agent, $10 for students Visit → | |||||||
| Cosine from 19, type Cloud agent, models Multi, agent yes, note Credit based cloud agent, $19 entry tier Visit → | |||||||
| DeepSource from 24, free tier yes, type Code review bot, models Multi, agent yes, note Free on public repos, static analysis too Visit → | |||||||
| Codebuff from 100, type Terminal agent, models Multi, agent yes, note Or pay as you go at a cent a credit Visit → | |||||||
| Google Antigravity from 0, free tier yes, type AI-first IDE, models Gemini 3.x / Claude / gpt-oss, agent yes, note The agentic IDE from Google, free for individuals on weekly limits Visit → | |||||||
| Firebase Studio from 0, free tier yes, type Cloud IDE, models Gemini, agent yes, note Free for three workspaces, Google hosted Visit → | |||||||
| Trae from 10, free tier yes, type AI-first IDE, models Multi, agent yes, note Cheapest full AI IDE with a free tier Visit → | |||||||
| Pieces from 18.99, type Desktop app + plugin, models Multi, note Remembers what you did across every tool Visit → | |||||||
| Warp from 20, free tier yes, type Terminal, models Multi, agent yes, note Agentic terminal rather than an editor Visit → | |||||||
| CodeRabbit from 24, free tier yes, type Code review bot, models Multi, agent yes, note Free forever on public repos Visit → | |||||||
| Graphite from 24, free tier yes, type Code review bot, models Multi, agent yes, note Stacked pull requests with AI review Visit → | |||||||
| Bolt.new from 25, free tier yes, type Cloud IDE, models Multi, agent yes, note Prompt to a deployed web app Visit → | |||||||
| Qodo from 30, type IDE plugin, models Multi, agent yes, note Review and test generation, trial only Visit → | |||||||
| Greptile from 30, free tier yes, type Code review bot, models Multi, agent yes, note PR review with whole-repo context Visit → | |||||||
| v0 from 30, free tier yes, type Cloud IDE, models Multi, agent yes, note Vercel UI and app generator Visit → | |||||||
| Zencoder from 45, type IDE plugin, models Multi, agent yes, note Agentic, 7 day trial and no free tier Visit → | |||||||
| Kilo Code from 0, free tier yes, type IDE plugin, models Any (BYO key), agent yes, note Open source, VS Code and JetBrains Visit → | |||||||
| OpenHands from 0, free tier yes, type Cloud / terminal agent, models Any (BYO key), agent yes, note Open source autonomous agent Visit → | |||||||
| Goose from 0, free tier yes, type Terminal agent, models Any (BYO key), agent yes, note Open source, now a Linux Foundation project Visit → | |||||||
| Tabby from 0, free tier yes, type IDE plugin, models Own (self-hosted), note Self-hosted, code never leaves the building Visit → | |||||||
| Cline from 0, free tier yes, type IDE plugin, models Any (BYO key), agent yes, note Open-source agent, you pay the model API directly Visit → | |||||||
| Kiro from 20, free tier yes, type AI-first IDE, models Claude + open weights, agent yes, note Where AWS is pointing Amazon Q IDE users Visit → | |||||||
Indicative individual-plan pricing as last reviewed 29 August 2026 . This space changes fast and several tools moved to usage-based billing in 2026, confirm current plans and limits before subscribing.
How to choose. Match the type to how you work. An IDE assistant (Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf) lives in your editor for autocomplete and inline edits. A terminal agent (Claude Code, Codex, Aider) runs from the command line and can autonomously make big multi-file changes. The common 2026 setup is one of each. Free tiers and open-source tools (Continue, Aider, Zed) let you try before you pay, you just supply an API key.
Best AI coding assistant?
No single winner. Copilot is $10 and works everywhere; Cursor/Windsurf lead the AI-first editors; Claude Code/Codex lead the terminal agents. Many pair an IDE assistant with a terminal agent. Sort and filter above for your workflow.
Which are free?
Nine are free outright: Cline, Continue, Aider, Zed, Kilo Code, OpenHands, Goose, Tabby and Firebase Studio, where you pay only for model API usage. Plenty of paid tools also run a free tier, among them Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Trae and Kiro. Filter for "Has free tier".
IDE assistant vs terminal agent?
IDE assistants help as you type in your editor; terminal agents run from the command line and can autonomously plan and edit across many files. The best 2026 workflow usually pairs both.
Running a coding model locally
Every assistant above bills per month or per token. Local models cost nothing to run once the card is paid for, and the card is the entire decision.
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