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Live matrix · 2026

Every AI coding tool, compared

All 12 tools we track, side by side. Pick the ones you're weighing up, filter on what you actually need, and hide the rows where everyone is the same. Not sure where to start? Take the 30-second picker.

Pricing verified October 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 Codex
Price from $30/mo$20/mo (via Pro)$10/mo$20/moFreeFree (OSS)Free (OSS)Closed to new signupsEnterprise only$10/moNo public pricing$20/mo (via ChatGPT Plus)
Last change Oct 26 Nov 26 Oct 26 Oct 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 none none Sep 26 Oct 26 Oct 26 none
Core capabilities
Autocomplete ExcellentNot supportedVery GoodGoodGoodNot supportedNot supportedGoodGoodGoodGoodNot supported
Chat SupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Multi-file editing SupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Codebase context Full projectFull projectWorkspaceFull projectFull projectFull projectFull projectWorkspaceFull projectFull projectFull projectFull project
Custom models SupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
VS Code compatible SupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
Terminal AI SupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
Free tier SupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot verifiedNot supportedNot supported
Fit, control & governance
Runs in JetBrains Not supportedSupportedSupportedNot verifiedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot verified
Works alongside any editor Not supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupported
Open source Not supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupported
Self-hosted / on-prem Not supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot verifiedSupportedNot supported
MCP support SupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verified
Team admin & SSO SupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Usage model Usage-metered tiersUsage-metered tiersFlat + per-seatQuota-basedFree + flat tiersBYO API keyBYO API keyExisting accounts only (free tier + per-seat)Enterprise seat onlyFlat subscriptionPer-seat flatSubscription limits or API

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 editorial grade from documentation and user reports. Not a vendor claim, and not a benchmark.

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.

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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.

Cursor

AI-first code editor built on VS Code with deep codebase understanding.

$30/mo
Free: Free (limited)Plus: $8/mo (Grok models only)Premium: $30/moSuper: $100/moUltra: $200/moTeams: from $30/user/moEnterprise: Custom
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Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

Agentic IDE (now part of Cognition) with the SWE-2 model and quota-based plans for multi-step coding.

$20/mo
Free: Free (daily quota)Pro: $20/moMax: $200/moTeams: $80/mo base + $40/user/moEnterprise: Custom
Try Devin Desktop Free Review → Pricing →
Zed

Rust-native, open-source code editor with agent-agnostic AI via ACP and real-time collaboration.

Free
Personal: FreePro: $10/moBusiness: $30/seat/mo
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JetBrains AI

AI assistant built for JetBrains IDEs with Junie coding agent.

$10/mo
AI Free: Free (3 AI credits/mo)AI Pro: $10/mo ($100/yr)AI Ultimate: $30/mo ($300/yr)Teams: Air Governance Business: $20/seat/mo + AI credits at API priceTeams: Air Governance Enterprise: Custom
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IDE plugins

Add AI to the editor you already use.

GitHub Copilot

GitHub's AI pair programmer, deeply integrated with the GitHub ecosystem.

$10/mo
Free: Free (limited)Pro: $10/mo (1,500 AI credits)Pro+: $39/mo (7,000 AI credits)Max: $100/moBusiness: $19/user/moEnterprise: $39/user/mo
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Tabnine

Privacy-focused AI assistant with self-hosted deployment and enterprise compliance.

No public pricing
Code Assistant: $39/user/mo (last published)Agentic: $59/user/mo (last published)
Read the Tricentis announcement Review → Pricing →
Cody

Sourcegraph's code-search assistant, now sold only as part of an enterprise plan.

Enterprise only
Enterprise: Custom, from $16K/yr minimum (contact Sourcegraph)
See Sourcegraph pricing Review → Pricing →
Amazon Q Developer

AWS's coding assistant, closed to new signups and being replaced by Kiro.

Closed to new signups
Free: Free (existing accounts only)Pro: $19/user/mo (existing subscriptions only)
Read the AWS announcement Review → Pricing →

Terminal & open-source agents

Give a task, the agent executes it across your repo.

Claude Code

Anthropic's coding agent: terminal, VS Code and JetBrains extensions, desktop app and web.

$20/mo (via Pro)
Pro: $20/moMax: $100/mo (5x Pro usage)Ultra: $200/mo (10x Pro usage/week, no 5-hour cap for verified accounts)Team: Standard seat: $25/seat/mo ($20 billed annually)Team: Premium seat: $125/seat/mo ($100 billed annually)
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Cline

Open-source VS Code AI agent with Plan/Act modes, terminal execution, and MCP support.

Free (OSS)
Open Source: FreeAPI costs: Pay your LLM providerEnterprise: Custom
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Aider

Open-source terminal AI pair programmer with git integration and multi-LLM support.

Free (OSS)
Open Source: FreeAPI costs: Pay your LLM provider
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