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These tools can be self-configured or connected to a provider. The client may be free while model usage, hosting, or local compute still has a cost.
Source-tracked coding tools
Compare AI coding agents, cost models, and workflows.
Review subscription tools, managed agents, and open-source BYOK options without treating a free client as free model usage.
11 source-tracked entities
Coding agents and tools worth evaluating
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Compare access, plans, and team controls
These products provide a managed workflow or subscription path. Check included usage, organization controls, and the provider's current terms.
GitHub-centered coding assistant
GitHub Copilot
Coding assistant with individual plans, broad IDE support, and organization options that require separate pricing verification.
- Starting tracked price
- $0.00 / month
- Billing
- subscription per user
- Workflows
- GitHub-centered, IDE extension, CLI
- Last checked
- 2026-07-11
AI-first code editor
Cursor
AI-first editor with individual and team subscriptions, repo-aware workflows, and tracked team administration features.
- Starting tracked price
- $0.00 / month
- Billing
- subscription per user
- Workflows
- Editor-first, Agent workflow, Repo-aware editing
- Last checked
- 2026-07-11
AI-first code editor
Windsurf
AI-first editor with individual subscriptions and a tracked team plan that combines a base fee with developer seats.
- Starting tracked price
- $0.00 / month
- Billing
- subscription plus team base
- Workflows
- Editor-first, Agent workflow, Cloud agents
- Last checked
- 2026-07-11
CLI and agent coding tool
Claude Code
Claude-centered coding agent available across terminal, IDE, desktop, and web surfaces through individual and organization access paths.
- Starting tracked price
- $20.00 / month
- Billing
- individual subscription access
- Workflows
- Terminal agent, IDE, Desktop, Web
- Last checked
- 2026-07-18
Enterprise coding assistant
Tabnine
Coding assistant with annual per-user plans, IDE support, governance features, and optional provider LLM access charges.
- Starting tracked price
- $39.00 / month
- Billing
- annual subscription per user
- Workflows
- IDE extension, Agent workflow, CLI
- Last checked
- 2026-07-11
Local, IDE, and cloud coding agent
Codex
OpenAI coding agent available across local, IDE, app, and cloud workflows, with plan access and token-based Codex credit usage documented separately.
- Cost basis
- Plan, provider, credits, or local compute
- Billing
- plan access plus usage credits
- Workflows
- Local agent, IDE, Cloud tasks, Code review
- Last checked
- 2026-07-18
Google terminal coding agent
Antigravity CLI
Google's current terminal agent and migration destination for Gemini CLI users, with consumer, business, and Google Cloud access paths.
- Cost basis
- Plan, provider, credits, or local compute
- Billing
- account or cloud usage access
- Workflows
- Terminal agent, Background tasks, Concurrent agents, Google ecosystem
- Last checked
- 2026-07-14
Open-source terminal coding agent
OpenCode
Open-source terminal coding agent with configurable providers, local-model support, specialized agents, and granular tool permissions.
- Cost basis
- Plan, provider, credits, or local compute
- Billing
- open source plus provider usage
- Workflows
- Terminal agent, Multi-provider, Local models, Subagents
- Last checked
- 2026-07-18
Open-source IDE coding agent
Cline
IDE-centered coding agent supporting Cline credits, direct provider keys, aggregators, and local models with task-level cost tracking.
- Cost basis
- Plan, provider, credits, or local compute
- Billing
- credits or byok usage
- Workflows
- IDE agent, Task workflow, BYOK, Local models
- Last checked
- 2026-07-14
Open-source terminal pair programmer
Aider
Git-oriented terminal coding tool that connects to user-selected model providers through API keys or OpenRouter.
- Cost basis
- Plan, provider, credits, or local compute
- Billing
- open source plus provider usage
- Workflows
- Terminal, Git-oriented, BYOK, Pair programming
- Last checked
- 2026-07-18
Open-source IDE, CLI, and cloud coding agent
Kilo Code
Open-source coding agent spanning IDE, CLI, and cloud workflows with pass-through model pricing and multiple provider options.
- Cost basis
- Plan, provider, credits, or local compute
- Billing
- open source plus provider usage
- Workflows
- IDE agent, CLI, Cloud agent, Specialized modes
- Last checked
- 2026-07-14
Coverage boundary: Roo Code is excluded as an active option because its official repository states that the extension shut down in May 2026. Gemini CLI is represented through its current Antigravity CLI migration path. Codeium remains excluded while its tracked product record is unresolved.