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13 tools in this category.
Anthropic's agentic coding tool. Lives in the terminal, reads and edits your repo directly, and takes instructions from a CLAUDE.md file you write.
From $20/mo (Pro) · usage-based API also availableOpenAI's open-source terminal agent. Runs locally in a sandbox, with cloud delegation for longer tasks.
Included with ChatGPT Plus/Pro/Business · or API keyA VS Code fork built around AI. Inline completion, chat over your codebase, and a background agent — all in one editor.
Free tier · Pro $20/mo · higher tiers for heavy useThe incumbent. Completion, chat and an agent mode across VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio and github.com.
Free tier · Pro from $10/mo · Business & Enterprise seatsOpen-source pair programming in your terminal. Git-native: every change lands as a commit.
Free and open source · you pay your own model costsOpen-source autonomous agent inside VS Code. Plan mode first, then act — with approval on every step.
Free and open source · bring your own API keyAn agentic editor built around Cascade — a flow that keeps working across files without being re-prompted each step.
Free tier · paid individual and team plansGoogle's open-source terminal agent, with a notably generous free tier for individual developers.
Free tier with a personal Google account · paid for higher limitsOpen-source autonomous software engineer. Runs in a container, can be self-hosted entirely.
Open source and free to self-host · managed cloud is paidA fully autonomous agent you assign tickets to. It works in its own cloud environment and opens PRs.
Usage-based, priced well above assistant toolsSourcegraph's agent, built on the assumption that unlimited reasoning beats careful token budgeting.
Usage-based · free tier availableBlock's open-source, on-machine agent. Extensible through MCP, works with any model.
Free and open source · you pay model costsAn open-source VS Code agent with custom modes — you define the personas and what each may touch.
Free and open source · bring your own API key