Best AI coding assistants
Coding copilots, autonomous code agents, terminal agents and AI code reviewers that work inside or alongside your existing editor.
33 apps, ordered by visits from AppBreakup and how often our research lists each one as an alternative. Open any app to see its alternatives.
All AI coding assistants
- Alternatives to GitHub Copilot
GitHub's AI pair programmer, with completions, chat, a CLI and agents that turn issues into pull requests.
Free plan + paidWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Cline
An open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal that works with any model you choose.
Open sourcemacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Claude Code
Anthropic's coding agent that works in your terminal, IDE, desktop app, web and Slack.
PaidWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to OpenCode
An open-source AI coding agent for the terminal, desktop and IDE that works with almost any model.
Open sourcemacOS, Windows, Linux, Web - Alternatives to Kilo Code
An open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the CLI and the cloud, with access to 500+ models.
Open sourcemacOS, Windows, Linux, Web - Alternatives to Tabnine
A private AI coding assistant and agent that can run entirely inside your own environment.
PaidSelf-hostablemacOS, Windows, Linux, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Augment Code
An AI coding platform built around a context engine that understands large codebases.
PaidmacOS, Windows, Linux, Web - Alternatives to OpenAI Codex
OpenAI's coding agent, usable as a CLI, IDE extension, desktop app and cloud agent with a ChatGPT plan.
Free plan + paidWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS - Alternatives to Factory
Model-independent coding agents called Droids that run in your terminal, IDE, desktop and the web.
PaidWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Greptile
An AI code reviewer that indexes your whole codebase to catch bugs in pull requests.
Free plan + paidSelf-hostableWeb - Alternatives to Aider
A free, open-source AI pair programmer that runs in your terminal and commits changes to git.
Open sourcemacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Devin
Cognition's autonomous software engineer, with cloud agents plus a desktop editor and CLI.
Free plan + paidWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to CodeRabbit
An AI code reviewer that comments on pull requests and checks changes in the IDE and CLI.
PaidWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Qodo
An AI code review platform that enforces team standards on human and agent-written code.
PaidSelf-hostableWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to OpenHands
An open-source platform for running autonomous coding agents on your laptop, a VM or the cloud.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, Self-hosted - Alternatives to TabbyML
An open-source, self-hosted AI coding assistant for code completion and chat on your own hardware.
Open sourceSelf-hostableSelf-hosted, macOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Amp
An agent-first coding tool with cloud workspaces called orbs, a CLI, and apps for desktop and phone.
Free plan + paidWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Sourcery
An AI code reviewer for pull requests, with security scanning and a free tier for open source.
Free plan + paidWeb - Alternatives to Crush
Charm's open-source terminal coding agent, with a polished interface and support for many models.
Open sourcemacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Gemini Code Assist
Google's AI coding assistant for businesses, with Gemini models in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and the terminal.
PaidmacOS, Windows, Linux, Web - Alternatives to Bito
AI code reviews and a codebase knowledge graph that gives coding agents more context.
PaidSelf-hostableWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Gemini CLI
Google's open-source terminal agent for Gemini models, now aimed at API-key and business users.
Open sourcemacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Sourcegraph Cody
Sourcegraph's AI coding assistant that draws context from code search across all your repositories.
PaidSelf-hostableWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, Self-hosted - Alternatives to goose
An open-source AI agent that runs on your machine as a desktop app, CLI or API, with any LLM.
Open sourcemacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Jules
Google's asynchronous coding agent that works on your GitHub repos in the cloud and opens pull requests.
Free plan + paidWeb - Alternatives to Amazon Q Developer
AWS's coding assistant for IDEs and the command line, with deep knowledge of AWS services.
Free plan + paidmacOS, Windows, Linux, Web - Alternatives to Roo Code
Roo Code
DiscontinuedA model-agnostic open-source coding agent for VS Code; the extension shut down in May 2026.
Open sourcemacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Refact.ai
An open-source AI coding agent and autocomplete for IDEs, with on-premises and fine-tuning options.
Free plan + paidOpen sourceSelf-hostablemacOS, Windows, Linux, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Qwen Code
Alibaba's open-source terminal coding agent, tuned for Qwen models and forked from Gemini CLI.
Open sourcemacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Continue
Continue
AcquiredAn open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains, acquired by Cursor in 2026.
Open sourcemacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Junie
JetBrains' AI coding agent for its IDEs and the terminal, now part of the JetBrains Air platform.
Free plan + paidmacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Supermaven
Supermaven
DiscontinuedA fast AI code completion tool with a huge context window, sunset by Cursor in November 2025.
FreemacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Zencoder
AI coding agents for IDEs and the desktop, with workflows aimed at professional teams.
PaidmacOS, Windows, Linux
Our picks by need
Best for most people
GitHub CopilotBest for a free option
ClineBest for open source
OpenCodeBest for self-hosting
TabnineBest for Mac
Claude CodeBest for Windows
Kilo CodeBest for Linux
Augment CodeBest for iPhone and Android
AmpPopular comparisons
Common questions
What are the best AI coding assistants?
Based on how often our research lists them as alternatives and visits from AppBreakup, the leading AI coding assistants right now are GitHub Copilot, Cline, Claude Code, OpenCode and Kilo Code.
Are there free AI coding assistants?
Yes. GitHub Copilot (free plan + paid), Cline (open source), OpenCode (open source), Kilo Code (open source) and OpenAI Codex (free plan + paid) have a free option, out of 21 free or freemium apps we track.
Which AI coding assistants are open source?
Cline, OpenCode, Kilo Code, Aider, OpenHands and TabbyML, and 6 more.