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$4.99/movs. $8/mo
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$9.99/movs. $8/mo
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$20/movs. $8/mo
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$10/movs. $8/mo
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$20/movs. $8/mo
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Cline
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87
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OpenAI Codex
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$8/movs. $8/mo
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OpenHands
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Customvs. $8/mo
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Devin
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$20/movs. $8/mo
83
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Google Gemini
AI Chat AssistantsThe best value in consumer AI if you live in Google's apps. The weakest if you need predictable limits or a flagship model today.
$4.99/movs. $8/mo
83
Use an AI assistant for everyday workResearch a topic with AI+1
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Kilo Code
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$15/user/movs. $8/mo
81
Write and edit code with an AI agent
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Kiro
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$20/user/movs. $8/mo
79
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Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Augment Code
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$20/movs. $8/mo
76
Write and edit code with an AI agentAutomate PRs and code review
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Notion AI
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Gemini CLI
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$19/user/movs. $8/mo
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JetBrains AI Assistant
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$10/movs. $8/mo
74
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Perplexity
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$20/mo (tracker-reported)vs. $8/mo
74
Research a topic with AI
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Zed
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$10/movs. $8/mo
74
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Aider
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Freevs. $8/mo
73
Write and edit code with an AI agentRun open AI models locally
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Warp
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$18/mo (yearly)vs. $8/mo
72
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Amp (formerly Sourcegraph Amp)
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$20/movs. $8/mo
71
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Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Microsoft Copilot
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$9.99/movs. $8/mo
70
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Lindy
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$29.99/user/movs. $8/mo
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Grok
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$10/movs. $8/mo
65
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Tabnine
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$39/user/mo (last public)vs. $8/mo
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Amazon Q Developer
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$19/user/mo (closed to new)vs. $8/mo
56
Write and edit code with an AI agent
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Continue
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Freevs. $8/mo
38
Write and edit code with an AI agent
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Claude Code
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