What AI coding tools
actually cost
Every plan from all 11 tools we track, in one table — plus a calculator that works out your real monthly bill, including the API spend hiding behind the free ones.
7
with a free tier
$10
cheapest paid plan
33
plans tracked
All prices verified August 6, 2026 against each vendor's own pricing page.
What will it cost you?
"Free" and "$20/mo" both hide the real number. Aider and Cline cost nothing to install and then bill you through your LLM provider; Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Code all meter usage across tiers. Set your situation and see the monthly total.
| Tool | Plan | Monthly | Per dev |
|---|
Every plan, cheapest first
All 33 plans from all 11 tools, grouped by what they cost. Per-seat plans are marked — that's the difference between a $40 bill and a $400 one.
Free
7 plansNo card, no trial clock — these tiers cost nothing to keep using.
| Cursor · Hobby | Free |
| GitHub Copilot · Free | Free (limited) |
| Windsurf (Devin Desktop) · Free | Free (daily quota) |
| Zed · Personal | Free |
| Cline · Open Source | Free |
| Aider · Open Source | Free |
| Amazon Q Developer · Free | Free (existing accounts only) |
$10 – $19 / month
5 plansThe cheapest way into a mainstream paid tool.
| GitHub Copilot · Pro | $10/mo |
| Zed · Pro | $10/mo |
| JetBrains AI · Personal | $10/mo ($100/yr) |
| GitHub Copilot · Business | $19/user/mo per seat |
| Amazon Q Developer · Pro | $19/user/mo (existing subscriptions only) per seat |
$20 – $59 / month
11 plansWhere most individual developers land.
| Cursor · Pro | $20/mo |
| Claude Code · Pro | $20/mo |
| Windsurf (Devin Desktop) · Pro | $20/mo |
| JetBrains AI · Commercial | $20/mo ($200/yr) |
| Zed · Business | $30/seat/mo per seat |
| GitHub Copilot · Pro+ | $39/mo |
| GitHub Copilot · Enterprise | $39/user/mo per seat |
| Tabnine · Code Assistant | $39/user/mo per seat |
| Cursor · Teams | $40/user/mo + $80/mo base per seat |
| Windsurf (Devin Desktop) · Teams | $40/user/mo per seat |
| Tabnine · Agentic | $59/user/mo per seat |
$60 – $199 / month
3 plansHeavier agent quotas for people running long multi-step tasks.
| Cursor · Pro+ | $60/mo |
| Claude Code · Max (5x) | $100/mo |
| GitHub Copilot · Max | $100/mo |
$200+ / month
3 plansTop usage tiers. All three vendors price their ceiling identically.
| Cursor · Ultra | $200/mo |
| Claude Code · Max (20x) | $200/mo |
| Windsurf (Devin Desktop) · Max | $200/mo |
Usage-dependent
4 plansNo single honest number exists — the cost is your API bill or a custom quote.
| Windsurf (Devin Desktop) · Enterprise | Custom |
| Cline · API costs | Pay your LLM provider your API bill |
| Aider · API costs | Pay your LLM provider your API bill |
| Cody · Enterprise | Custom (contact Sourcegraph) per seat |
By tool
Ordered by our 2026 ranking, with when we last checked each one.
AI-first code editor built on VS Code with deep codebase understanding.
Terminal-based AI coding agent from Anthropic with full codebase understanding.
GitHub's AI pair programmer, deeply integrated with the GitHub ecosystem.
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.
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.
AWS's coding assistant, closed to new signups and being replaced by Kiro.
Sourcegraph's code-search assistant, now sold only as part of an enterprise plan.
AI assistant built for JetBrains IDEs with Junie coding agent.
Privacy-focused AI assistant with self-hosted deployment and enterprise compliance.
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Price change log
Full change tracker →Every pricing change we've recorded since we started tracking on Mar 17, 2026. This is our own record of what we observed, not a vendor changelog. Capability and verification entries live in the full tracker.
- Windsurf (Devin Desktop)
Renamed to Devin Desktop following Cognition's acquisition. Pricing unchanged; we still file it under Windsurf, the more-searched name.
- Windsurf (Devin Desktop) ↑ 33%
Pro rose from $15/mo to $20/mo, and Teams from $30 to $40/user/mo.
- Windsurf (Devin Desktop)
Free tier changed from a 25-credit monthly allowance to a daily quota, and a $200/mo Max tier appeared.
- GitHub Copilot ↑ 95%
Pro+ rose from $20/mo to $39/mo. Pro held at $10/mo.
- Zed
Zed added to tracking — Personal free, Pro $10/mo, Business $30/seat/mo.
Pricing guides, tool by tool
Which tier is actually worth it, and where the hidden costs are.
GitHub Copilot's Included Credits Drop on 1 September 2026: What It Costs Your Team
Promotional AI Credits end 31 August. Business falls from $30 to $19 of included usage per seat, Enterprise from $70 to $39 — same subscription price, 37-44% less included. What to check before the invoice.
AI Coding Tools Pricing Comparison 2026: All 11 Tools Side by Side
DevTools Review's pricing comparison across 11 AI coding tools, verified against each vendor's official pricing page — every plan from every major tool in one table — Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Zed, Cline, Aider, Tabnine, Cody, Amazon Q, and JetBrains AI.
Zed Pricing (2026): Plans, Costs & Is It Worth It?
Complete breakdown of Zed's Personal, Pro, and Business plans with exact pricing, edit-prediction limits, hosted-AI credit math, and an honest verdict on value.
Aider Pricing (2026): Plans, Costs & Is It Worth It?
Complete breakdown of Aider's real costs including API fees, typical daily spend, hidden expenses, and how it compares to paid AI coding tools.
Amazon Q Developer Pricing (2026): Plans, Costs & Is It Worth It?
Complete breakdown of Amazon Q Developer Free and Pro plans — exact pricing, feature limits, IP indemnity details, and honest comparison to competitors.
Claude Code Pricing (2026): Plans, Costs & Is It Worth It?
Complete breakdown of Claude Code pricing through Anthropic's Pro and Max plans, including token limits, API costs, and honest verdict on value.
Cline Pricing (2026): Plans, Costs & Is It Worth It?
Full breakdown of Cline's real costs as an open-source VS Code AI agent — API fees, daily spend estimates, hidden gotchas, and comparison to paid tools.
Cody Pricing (2026): Plans, Costs & Is It Worth It?
Complete breakdown of Sourcegraph Cody's Free, Pro, and Enterprise plans — pricing, code search integration, and honest verdict on value for teams.
GitHub Copilot Pricing (2026): Plans, Costs & Is It Worth It?
Full breakdown of GitHub Copilot's Free, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans -- what each tier includes, limits, and whether it's worth paying for.
Cursor Pricing 2026: Every Plan, What It Really Costs
Cursor Pro is $20/mo, Hobby is free with limits, Pro+ is $60, Ultra is $200/mo, Teams runs $40/user/mo plus an $80/mo base. Here's what each tier gets you.
JetBrains AI Pricing (2026): Plans, Costs & Is It Worth It?
Complete breakdown of JetBrains AI Assistant pricing — Personal and Commercial plans, what's included, Junie agent details, and comparison to alternatives.
Tabnine Pricing 2026: Every Plan Explained (Dev-Tested)
Tabnine's 2026 plans explained: free tier limits, Dev vs Enterprise costs, self-hosted pricing, and whether privacy-first AI is worth it.
Windsurf Pricing 2026 (Now Devin Desktop): Plans, Costs & Is It Worth It?
Complete breakdown of Windsurf's Free, Pro, Max and Teams plans — now sold as Devin Desktop since June 2026 with exact pricing, Cascade credits, feature comparisons, and honest value assessment.
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