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AI Coding Tools Directory

Comprehensive guide to 40+ AI coding assistants, agents, and platforms

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Total Tools
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Open Source
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Anysphere

AI-native IDE with agent mode, forked from VS Code with deep AI integration

$20/month, $40/month business
25k
1M+
Key Features:
Agent modeAll frontier models//fix commands+1
Best for: Power users needing advanced AI features
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Windsurf

Codeium

Features Cascade for deep context awareness with polished UI

$15/month, $30/month team
18k
500k+
Key Features:
Cascade auto-contextSupercompleteMulti-file workflows+1
Best for: Beginners and UI-focused developers
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Continue.dev

Continue

Open Source

Open-source IDE extension for custom AI assistants

Free (open source)
20k
100k+
Key Features:
Fully customizableLocal LLM supportCustom blocks+1
Best for: Teams needing customization
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Augment Code

Augment

Enterprise

Enterprise AI platform with deep codebase indexing

Enterprise pricing
5k
Key Features:
200k token contextISO certifiedOn-premise option+1
Best for: Large enterprises with compliance needs

Zed

Zed Industries

New 2025

Lightning-fast multiplayer code editor with built-in AI from Atom creators

Free (open source)
45k
100k+
Key Features:
Blazing fastMultiplayer editingNative AI integration+1
Best for: Speed-focused developers wanting native AI
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Claude Code

Anthropic

Terminal-based AI coding with deep reasoning across entire repositories

$20-100/month usage-based
50k+
SWE: 70.3%
Key Features:
Million-line codebasesMulti-file editingGit integration+1
Best for: Large codebases and CLI workflows

Aider

Open Source

Open Source

CLI tool with deep git integration for multi-file changes

Free (open source)
15k
Key Features:
Git integrationTree-sitter contextMulti-file edits+1
Best for: CLI purists and git workflows

OpenHands

All Hands AI

Open Source

Open platform for AI software development agents (formerly OpenDevin)

Free (open source)
42k
SWE: 53%
Key Features:
53% SWE-benchWeb browsingAPI calls+1
Best for: Open source development

SWE-agent

Princeton NLP

Research

Specialized agent for debugging and resolving GitHub issues

Free (open source)
12k
SWE: 13.86%
Key Features:
Debugging focusGitHub integrationError resolution+1
Best for: Debugging and issue resolution

Amazon Q CLI

AWS

New 2025

New 2025 agentic CLI with MCP support for autonomous coding workflows

Free tier, Pro $19/month
Key Features:
MCP supportAgentic workflowsAWS integration+2
Best for: AWS developers wanting agentic CLI workflows
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Cline

Open Source

Most Popular

Thoughtful coding partner with 1.2M+ installs, breaks down complex tasks

Free + API costs
39k
1.2M+
Key Features:
Plan & Act modesMCP MarketplaceClaude 4 support+1
Best for: Complex multi-step tasks

Roo Code

RooCode Inc

Fork of Cline with custom modes for specialized AI personalities

Free + API costs
8k
Key Features:
Custom AI modesBoomerang tasksArchitect mode+1
Best for: Teams needing specialized agents

Kilo Code

Kilo Org

Spec-Driven

Spec-driven development fork combining Cline and Roo features

Free + $20 credits
3k
Key Features:
Orchestrator modeMemory bankMCP servers+1
Best for: Spec-driven development

GitHub Copilot

Microsoft/GitHub

10M+ users

Universal AI pair programmer, most widely adopted. Pricing changed June 4, 2025

$10/month (was $19), $19 business
10M+
HumanEval: 90%
Key Features:
Universal IDE supportGitHub integrationReliable completions+2
Best for: Universal compatibility

Bolt.new

StackBlitz

$40M ARR

Blazing-fast prototyping, $40M ARR in 4.5 months

Free tier + paid plans
1M+
Key Features:
In-browser executionScreenshot to UIDiffs feature+1
Best for: Rapid prototyping and MVPs
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V0

Vercel

UI component generation with shadcn/ui and Tailwind

Free tier + paid credits
500k+
Key Features:
Component libraryClean code outputBackend services+1
Best for: UI component generation
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Lovable

Lovable

$17M ARR

Full-stack app generation, $17M ARR in 3 months

Free tier + paid plans
Key Features:
Full-stack appsDatabase setupAuthentication+1
Best for: Designers and PMs
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Replit

Replit

$1.16B valuation

Cloud IDE with AI, valued at $1.16B

Free tier, Pro $20/month
20M+
Key Features:
50+ languagesBuilt-in databaseInstant hosting+1
Best for: Full-stack development
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A0.dev

A0

Mobile-first AI coding for React Native apps

Free tier + paid
Key Features:
Mobile focusReact NativeFrom mobile device+1
Best for: Mobile app development

Codex

OpenAI

Reverse proxy for accessing various AI models through CLI, supports multiple providers

Free (bring your own API keys)
Key Features:
Multi-provider supportCLI interfaceReverse proxy+1
Best for: Developers wanting unified CLI access to multiple AI providers
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Gemini CLI

Google

Official Google

Official command-line interface for Google Gemini AI models

Free tier, Pay-as-you-go
Key Features:
Gemini Pro accessMulti-modal supportFunction calling+1
Best for: Developers wanting direct Gemini access from terminal
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Gemini Code Assist

Google

New 2025

Enterprise AI coding with Gemini 2.5, free for individual developers in 2025

Free for individuals, $19-45/user/month enterprise
200k+
Key Features:
Gemini 2.5 FlashContext cachingMulti-file editing+2
Best for: Google Cloud developers and individual devs
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Codeium

Codeium

Free Unlimited

Free unlimited autocomplete and chat

Free, Pro $15/month
1M+
Key Features:
Unlimited free tierChat + autocompleteIDE support+1
Best for: Budget-conscious developers
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Tabnine

Tabnine

Privacy First

Privacy-focused with offline mode and team training

$20/month enterprise
1M+
Key Features:
On-premise deployOffline modeTeam training+1
Best for: Enterprise with privacy needs

Amazon Q Developer

AWS

Free

AWS-optimized coding assistant with security scanning

Free
Key Features:
AWS optimizedSecurity scanningFree tier+1
Best for: AWS developers
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CodeRabbit

CodeRabbit

PR Automation

AI-powered automated code review bot for GitHub and GitLab

Free for open source, $15/month/developer
5k
Key Features:
PR summariesLine-by-line reviewsSecurity scanning+1
Best for: Teams wanting automated PR reviews
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PR-Agent

CodiumAI

Open-source AI-powered pull request agent

Free (self-hosted), Cloud from $0
8k
Key Features:
PR descriptionReview generationQ&A on PRs+1
Best for: Open source projects and budget-conscious teams
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What The Diff

What The Diff

AI assistant for pull request reviews with plain English explanations

Free trial, from $19/month
Key Features:
Plain English summariesWeekly reportsInline suggestions+1
Best for: Small teams needing simple PR summaries
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ReviewBot

Various

Collection of automated review tools and linters

Free (open source)
Key Features:
Multiple lintersCustom rulesCI/CD integration+1
Best for: Teams wanting traditional automated checks

Qodo (Codium)

Qodo

Testing Focus

AI test generation and code integrity platform

Free, Teams $30/month
500k+
Key Features:
AI test generationEdge case detectionCode review+1
Best for: Test-driven development

Snyk Code

Snyk

Security-focused code analysis

Free tier, Pro from $25
Key Features:
Security scanningVulnerability detectionFix suggestions+1
Best for: Security-conscious teams

DeepCode

Snyk

AI-powered code review and bug detection

Included with Snyk
Key Features:
Pattern analysisBug detectionCode quality+1
Best for: Code quality improvement

Devin

Cognition

AI Engineer

First fully autonomous AI software engineer. 96% price reduction in 2025!

$20/month (was $500 enterprise)
SWE: 13.86%
Key Features:
Full autonomyProject planningDeployment+2
Best for: Autonomous development workflows
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Goose

Open Source

Open Source

Open-source autonomous agent with BYOL (bring your own LLM)

Free + API costs
5k
Key Features:
BYOL flexibilityOpen sourceCustomizable+1
Best for: Custom autonomous workflows

Jules

Jules AI

New 2025

New 2025 agentic coding assistant with advanced task decomposition

$20/month
Key Features:
Task decompositionAutonomous executionMulti-file changes+2
Best for: Complex autonomous coding tasks
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JetBrains AI Assistant

JetBrains

AI assistant integrated into JetBrains IDEs

$10/month individual
500k+
Key Features:
Deep IDE integrationRefactoringTest generation+1
Best for: JetBrains IDE users

Sourcegraph Cody

Sourcegraph

AI coding assistant with enterprise code search

Free, Pro $9/month
Key Features:
Code searchContext from reposMulti-repo support+1
Best for: Large codebases
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CodeGPT

CodeGPT

AI pair programming with multiple LLM providers

Free + API keys
3k
Key Features:
Multiple LLMsCustom promptsCode explanation+1
Best for: Flexible LLM usage

Bito AI

Bito

AI assistant for code generation and explanation

Free tier, Pro $15/month
100k+
Key Features:
Code chatExplanationPerformance analysis+1
Best for: Code understanding

CodeSandbox AI

CodeSandbox

Cloud development platform with AI assistance

Free tier, Pro $15/month
4M+
Key Features:
Cloud IDEAI suggestionsInstant preview+1
Best for: Web development
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Gitpod

Gitpod

Cloud development environments with AI features

Free 50hrs/month, Pro $9
1M+
Key Features:
Instant dev environmentsAI assistanceGitHub integration+1
Best for: Cloud development
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Codacy

Codacy

Automated code review and quality monitoring

Free for open source, Pro from $15
Key Features:
Auto reviewQuality metricsSecurity analysis+1
Best for: Code quality automation

MetaGPT

Open Source

Open Source

Multi-agent framework for software development

Free (open source)
40k
Key Features:
Multi-agentSoftware company simRole-based+1
Best for: Complete project generation

AutoCodeRover

Open Source

Research

Autonomous program improvement for GitHub issues

Free (open source)
2k
SWE: 22.7%
Key Features:
Issue resolutionAuto debuggingCode improvement+1
Best for: Automated issue fixing

Databutton

Databutton

AI app builder for non-coders from Norway

Free tier + paid
Key Features:
No coding requiredVisual builderApp deployment+1
Best for: Non-technical founders

Canvas (Canva Code)

Canva

Visual-first code generation for marketers

Included with Canva
Key Features:
Visual designLead magnetsInteractive tools+1
Best for: Marketers and designers

Trae

ByteDance

Free

Full-stack web app development through prompting

Free
Key Features:
Full-stack appsIntuitive promptingFree tool+1
Best for: Quick web apps

Grok Studio

X (Twitter)

Fun, intuitive coding for beginners

Free with X Premium
Key Features:
Beginner friendlyInteractive learningCode playground+1
Best for: Learning to code