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Cline didn't sell out. It grew up, and now has a subscription tier to prove it.
OpenHands didn't just survive its own hype cycle. It repositioned around what actually worked.
Kilo Code's actual pitch is "one agent, every surface." That's real -- and it just got a very different owner.
Google didn't kill Gemini CLI. It just stopped inviting individuals to the free party.
Aider still works. The question is whether "still works" is good enough in 2026.
A placeholder scaffold: its three scripts print Findings: 0 for any path, so do not install it expecting a working reviewer.
Continue is a frozen but working free tool, not a product you can build a team's future on.
Each one has a free tier or a free open-source core, per its review.
Copilot didn't get cheaper. It got metered — and a lot more capable at the same time.
Cursor is easy to love in a demo and easy to resent on an invoice.
Cline didn't sell out. It grew up, and now has a subscription tier to prove it.
Codex won by being usable, not by being the smartest model in the room.
OpenHands didn't just survive its own hype cycle. It repositioned around what actually worked.
Devin's origin story is a warning. Its 2026 numbers are the actual story.
Kilo Code's actual pitch is "one agent, every surface." That's real -- and it just got a very different owner.
See the article verdict.
Kiro's planning-first idea is the most interesting thing an AI IDE has shipped this year. Its autocomplete still annoys real users.
Google didn't kill Gemini CLI. It just stopped inviting individuals to the free party.
The most generous free way to try multi-agent coding, with reviewable artifacts; polish and personal-plan privacy defaults lag.
The natural AI choice inside JetBrains IDEs, with four agents in one chat; credit burn and update breakage are the catch.
Zed is the fastest-feeling editor to put agents in — if you can live without a full IDE’s refactoring and debugging depth.
Aider still works. The question is whether "still works" is good enough in 2026.
Warp is still the nicest terminal editing experience around, now an open-source client wrapped around a credit-metered agent business.
Amp is an opinionated bet that agents should run in the cloud while you do something else.
Don’t start a new project on Amazon Q Developer. Do understand exactly what is ending, because part of it isn’t.
A placeholder scaffold: its three scripts print Findings: 0 for any path, so do not install it expecting a working reviewer.
Continue is a frozen but working free tool, not a product you can build a team's future on.
Windsurf didn't fail. It got taken apart by three companies in the same week.
Alternatives our reviews score above 66/100.
JAVIS Score 90 vs 66. Copilot didn't get cheaper. It got metered — and a lot more capable at the same time.
JAVIS Score 88 vs 66. Cursor is easy to love in a demo and easy to resent on an invoice.
JAVIS Score 87 vs 66. Cline didn't sell out. It grew up, and now has a subscription tier to prove it.
JAVIS Score 85 vs 66. Codex won by being usable, not by being the smartest model in the room.
JAVIS Score 84 vs 66. OpenHands didn't just survive its own hype cycle. It repositioned around what actually worked.
JAVIS Score 83 vs 66. Devin's origin story is a warning. Its 2026 numbers are the actual story.
JAVIS Score 81 vs 66. Kilo Code's actual pitch is "one agent, every surface." That's real -- and it just got a very different owner.
JAVIS Score 80 vs 66. See the article verdict.
JAVIS Score 79 vs 66. Kiro's planning-first idea is the most interesting thing an AI IDE has shipped this year. Its autocomplete still annoys real users.
JAVIS Score 76 vs 66. The technology still holds up. The question is whether Augment still wants to sell it to you directly.
JAVIS Score 74 vs 66. Google didn't kill Gemini CLI. It just stopped inviting individuals to the free party.
JAVIS Score 74 vs 66. The most generous free way to try multi-agent coding, with reviewable artifacts; polish and personal-plan privacy defaults lag.
JAVIS Score 74 vs 66. The natural AI choice inside JetBrains IDEs, with four agents in one chat; credit burn and update breakage are the catch.
JAVIS Score 74 vs 66. Zed is the fastest-feeling editor to put agents in — if you can live without a full IDE’s refactoring and debugging depth.
JAVIS Score 73 vs 66. Aider still works. The question is whether "still works" is good enough in 2026.
JAVIS Score 72 vs 66. A serious AI code reviewer with strong governance for multi-repo teams; noise and credit sizing are the catch.
JAVIS Score 72 vs 66. Warp is still the nicest terminal editing experience around, now an open-source client wrapped around a credit-metered agent business.
JAVIS Score 71 vs 66. Amp is an opinionated bet that agents should run in the cloud while you do something else.
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Copilot didn't get cheaper. It got metered — and a lot more capable at the same time.
Cursor is easy to love in a demo and easy to resent on an invoice.
Cline didn't sell out. It grew up, and now has a subscription tier to prove it.
Codex won by being usable, not by being the smartest model in the room.
OpenHands didn't just survive its own hype cycle. It repositioned around what actually worked.
Devin's origin story is a warning. Its 2026 numbers are the actual story.
Kilo Code's actual pitch is "one agent, every surface." That's real -- and it just got a very different owner.
See the article verdict.
Kiro's planning-first idea is the most interesting thing an AI IDE has shipped this year. Its autocomplete still annoys real users.
The technology still holds up. The question is whether Augment still wants to sell it to you directly.
Google didn't kill Gemini CLI. It just stopped inviting individuals to the free party.
The most generous free way to try multi-agent coding, with reviewable artifacts; polish and personal-plan privacy defaults lag.
The natural AI choice inside JetBrains IDEs, with four agents in one chat; credit burn and update breakage are the catch.
Zed is the fastest-feeling editor to put agents in — if you can live without a full IDE’s refactoring and debugging depth.
Aider still works. The question is whether "still works" is good enough in 2026.
A serious AI code reviewer with strong governance for multi-repo teams; noise and credit sizing are the catch.
Warp is still the nicest terminal editing experience around, now an open-source client wrapped around a credit-metered agent business.
Amp is an opinionated bet that agents should run in the cloud while you do something else.
Tabnine is still the clearest answer to “our code can’t leave the building” — owned by a testing company now, and no longer for individuals.
Don’t start a new project on Amazon Q Developer. Do understand exactly what is ending, because part of it isn’t.
A placeholder scaffold: its three scripts print Findings: 0 for any path, so do not install it expecting a working reviewer.
Continue is a frozen but working free tool, not a product you can build a team's future on.
Roo Code didn't fail. Its team just stopped believing in the thing that made it good.
Windsurf didn't fail. It got taken apart by three companies in the same week.