// pricing report · 19 October 2026
The October 2026 AI coding price reset
We re-checked all 11 AI coding tools we track against each vendor's own pricing page on 18–19 October. Five changed their prices or plans, one stopped selling, and the flat monthly subscription is turning into a usage bill.
The five findings
- Cursor's $20 plan is gone. The cheapest Cursor plan that can use Claude or GPT models is now Premium at $30 a month, and those models bill on top at API price. The new $8 Plus plan runs Grok models only. For the plan most developers were on, that's a 50% rise before usage.
- Flat rates are ending. GitHub Copilot bills in AI credits (1 credit = $0.01 of model usage), JetBrains sells team credits at API price, and Cursor passes third-party model costs through. Three of the biggest tools now charge for what you use rather than for a seat.
- The $10 tier survived. Copilot Pro, JetBrains AI Pro and Zed Pro are all still $10 a month. Copilot Pro is the only one that includes a meaningful amount of agent usage at that price: 1,500 credits, worth $15 of model calls.
- Seats are disappearing from team pricing. JetBrains no longer sells $20/$60 commercial AI seats; teams buy shared credits and pay $20 a seat only for governance. Devin Teams went the other way and added an $80 base fee.
- Two tools left the market for new buyers. Tabnine was acquired by Tricentis (closed 30 July) and no longer sells self-serve. Amazon Q Developer has been closed to new signups since 15 May, with end of support on 30 April 2027. Sourcegraph's Cody is enterprise-only from $16,000 a year.
Cheapest individual plan with agent access
List prices per month, verified 18–19 October 2026.
| Tool | Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | Pro | $10 | 1,500 AI credits ($15 of model usage) a month; completion unlimited |
| JetBrains AI | AI Pro | $10 | 10 AI credits a month; JetBrains IDEs only |
| Zed | Pro | $10 | Editor plus hosted AI |
| Claude Code | Pro | $20 | Claude models only, terminal-first |
| Devin Desktop (Windsurf) | Pro | $20 | Unchanged this cycle |
| Cursor | Premium | $30 | Cheapest plan with Claude/GPT, which bill on top at API price. Was $20. |
| Cline / Aider | Open source | $0 | Bring your own API key; you pay the model provider |
What a team of 10 pays
Monthly list price before usage overages. Claude Code is left out because we don't track a team plan for it.
| Plan | Sum | Per month | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot Business | 10 × $19 | $190 | Includes 19,000 pooled AI credits |
| JetBrains AI (Air Governance Basic) | $0 + credits | $0 + usage | Credits at API price; IDE licences extra |
| JetBrains AI (Air Governance Business) | 10 × $20 + credits | $200 + usage | Adds model, agent and MCP policies |
| Cursor Teams | 10 × $30 | from $300 | Third-party model usage extra |
| Zed Business | 10 × $30 | $300 | |
| Devin (Windsurf) Teams | $80 + 10 × $40 | $480 | New base fee this cycle |
What this means if you're buying
- On Cursor Pro at $20? Check what you were billed on renewal. If you mostly use Claude, compare Premium at $30 plus usage against Claude Code Pro at $20.
- Budgeting for a team? Copilot Business is now the cheapest predictable bill, and its pooled credits cover usage up to the seat price. JetBrains and Cursor bills will vary with usage, so set spending limits first.
- On Tabnine or Amazon Q? Plan a migration. Neither can be bought by new customers, and Amazon Q support ends on 30 April 2027.
How we checked
Every price was read from the vendor's own pricing or store page on 18 or 19 October 2026, not from announcements or third-party sites. JetBrains' store renders in the browser, so we read it in one. Each change is logged with its date on the change tracker, and the current figures for every tool are on the comparison matrix.
FAQ
What changed in AI coding tool pricing in October 2026?
In our 18–19 October 2026 re-verification of 11 tools, five changed: Cursor dropped its $20 Pro plan (the cheapest plan with Claude and GPT models is now Premium at $30), GitHub Copilot's AI-credit billing is now the only model, JetBrains AI replaced commercial seats with shared credits at API price, Devin (Windsurf) Teams added an $80 base fee, and Cline added an Enterprise tier. Tabnine stopped selling to new customers after its acquisition by Tricentis.
What is the cheapest AI coding assistant in October 2026?
Among paid plans, GitHub Copilot Pro, JetBrains AI Pro and Zed Pro are $10 a month. Cline and Aider are free and open source, but you pay your model provider for usage.
How much does an AI coding tool cost for a team of 10?
At list price, before usage: GitHub Copilot Business $190 a month, Cursor Teams from $300, Zed Business $300, Devin (Windsurf) Teams $480. JetBrains AI charges for credits at API price, plus $20 per seat if you need Air Governance Business.