AI coding assistants
IDE-integrated assistants that pair with you while you code — chat, inline edits, and contextual suggestions.
Cursor
Free + $20VS Code fork with the best Tab completion in the business and a competent Composer agent.
GitHub Copilot
Free + $10The original AI coding assistant — broad IDE support, predictable pricing, and the deepest GitHub integration.
Cline
Free + Free → $20Open-source agentic VS Code extension — bring your own API key, plan-then-act flow, very transparent.
Continue
Free + $10Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains — autocomplete, chat, edit, and agent in one extension.
Replit Agent
Free + $20Browser-based agentic coding inside Replit — builds and deploys whole apps with effort-based pricing.
Tabnine
Free + $39Privacy-first AI coding assistant — strong enterprise story, never trains on your code, broad IDE support.
Windsurf
Free + $15VS Code fork with the Cascade agent and an unusually generous free tier.