Every AI coding tool, compared
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Pricing verified August 2026 · we update as tools change.
Full feature matrix
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| Feature | Cursor | Claude Code | GitHub Copilot | Windsurf (Devin Desktop) | Zed | Cline | Aider | Amazon Q Developer | Cody | JetBrains AI | Tabnine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | $20/mo (via Pro) | $10/mo | $20/mo | Free | Free (OSS) | Free (OSS) | Closed to new signups | Enterprise only | $10/mo | $39/user/mo |
| Last change | none | none | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Jul 26 | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Core capabilities | |||||||||||
| Autocomplete | Excellent | — | Very Good | Good | Good | — | — | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Chat | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-file editing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Codebase context | Full project | Full project | Workspace | Full project | Full project | Full project | Full project | Workspace | Full project | Full project | Full project |
| Custom models | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| VS Code compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Terminal AI | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Free tier | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Fit, control & governance | |||||||||||
| Runs in JetBrains | — | ✓ | ✓ | ? | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works alongside any editor | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Open source | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Self-hosted / on-prem | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ? | ✓ |
| MCP support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Team admin & SSO | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Usage model | Usage-metered tiers | Usage-metered tiers | Flat + per-seat | Quota-based | Free + flat tiers | BYO API key | BYO API key | Free tier + per-seat | Free + enterprise seat | Flat subscription | Per-seat flat |
Legend
- ✓ Supported
- — Not supported
- ? Not verified by us. It is not a "no" — we just haven't confirmed it, so a "must have" filter excludes it.
- Excellent / Very Good / Good — our hands-on grade, not a vendor claim.
How we grade
Autocomplete grades come from using each tool on real work, not benchmarks we can't reproduce. Everything else is a factual capability check against the vendor's own docs and pricing pages. Read the method in our 2026 ranking, or who we are.
We are not enrolled in a publisher affiliate programme for any tool in this table, and no link here pays us today. One link (Tabnine) carries a referral parameter from an application that was never confirmed. Nobody pays to be ranked. Full disclosure.
Head-to-head, in depth
A matrix row only gets you so far. These go deep on one pair at a time.
AI code editors & IDEs
AI lives inside your editor — autocomplete, chat, and multi-file edits.
AI-first code editor built on VS Code with deep codebase understanding.
Agentic IDE (now part of Cognition) with the SWE-1.5 model and quota-based plans for multi-step coding.
Rust-native, open-source code editor with agent-agnostic AI via ACP and real-time collaboration.
AI assistant built for JetBrains IDEs with Junie coding agent.
IDE plugins
Add AI to the editor you already use.
GitHub's AI pair programmer, deeply integrated with the GitHub ecosystem.
Privacy-focused AI assistant with self-hosted deployment and enterprise compliance.
Sourcegraph's code-search assistant, now sold only as part of an enterprise plan.
AWS's coding assistant, closed to new signups and being replaced by Kiro.
Terminal & open-source agents
Give a task, the agent executes it across your repo.
Terminal-based AI coding agent from Anthropic with full codebase understanding.
Open-source VS Code AI agent with Plan/Act modes, terminal execution, and MCP support.
Open-source terminal AI pair programmer with git integration and multi-LLM support.
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