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$10/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
74
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$10/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
74
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$30/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
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72
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Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
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$30/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
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Kiro
AI Coding AgentsKiro's planning-first idea is the most interesting thing an AI IDE has shipped this year. Its autocomplete still annoys real users.
$20/user/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
79
Write and edit code with an AI agent
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Augment Code
AI Coding AgentsThe technology still holds up. The question is whether Augment still wants to sell it to you directly.
$20/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
76
Write and edit code with an AI agentAutomate PRs and code review
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Gemini CLI
AI Coding AgentsGoogle didn't kill Gemini CLI. It just stopped inviting individuals to the free party.
$19/user/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
74
Write and edit code with an AI agent
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JetBrains AI Assistant
AI Coding AgentsThe natural AI choice inside JetBrains IDEs, with four agents in one chat; credit burn and update breakage are the catch.
$10/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
74
Write and edit code with an AI agent
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Zed
AI Coding AgentsZed is the fastest-feeling editor to put agents in — if you can live without a full IDE’s refactoring and debugging depth.
$10/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
74
Write and edit code with an AI agent
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Aider
AI Coding AgentsAider still works. The question is whether "still works" is good enough in 2026.
Freevs. $39/user/mo (last public)
73
Write and edit code with an AI agentRun open AI models locally
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Warp
AI Coding AgentsWarp is still the nicest terminal editing experience around, now an open-source client wrapped around a credit-metered agent business.
$18/mo (yearly)vs. $39/user/mo (last public)
72
Write and edit code with an AI agent
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Amp (formerly Sourcegraph Amp)
AI Coding AgentsAmp is an opinionated bet that agents should run in the cloud while you do something else.
$20/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
71
Write and edit code with an AI agent
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Grok
AI Chat AssistantsA broad and fast-moving assistant with a real edge in live X data and agents, held back by price, limits, billing complaints and trust.
$10/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
65
Generate images and designsWrite and edit code with an AI agent
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Amazon Q Developer
AI Coding AgentsDon’t start a new project on Amazon Q Developer. Do understand exactly what is ending, because part of it isn’t.
$19/user/mo (closed to new)vs. $39/user/mo (last public)
56
Write and edit code with an AI agent
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Continue
AI Coding AgentsContinue is a frozen but working free tool, not a product you can build a team's future on.
Freevs. $39/user/mo (last public)
38
Write and edit code with an AI agent
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Claude Code
ClaudeClaude Code is most useful when you stop treating it like autocomplete.
$20/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
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Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)
AI Coding AgentsWindsurf didn't fail. It got taken apart by three companies in the same week.
$20/movs. $39/user/mo (last public)
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