Best AI Coding Assistants in 2026
AI coding assistants differ in whether they focus on answering questions, completing code, or taking on agent-style tasks. Compare chat assistance, code completion, and coding-agent features alongside codebase indexing and terminal access. Supported IDEs can help you check workflow fit, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add practical context. The ranking begins with GitHub Copilot, Kilo Code, and CodeGPT, with Gemini Code Assist and Claude Code among the next entries. Think about where you write and run code, and which forms of assistance are useful in that environment, as you compare the capabilities shown.
101 ai coding assistants ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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24free plans on this page
$1/molowest paid tier
30 Sept 2026last checked
#1 GitHub Copilot Top pick · 9.8 Free plan · $10/mo
#2 Kilo Code Runner-up · 9.6 Free plan · $15/mo
#3 CodeGPT Also great · 9.2 Free plan · $10/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidextensioniOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $10/user/mo
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, Xcode
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About GitHub CopilotVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $15/user/mo
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code, JetBrains, IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About Kilo CodeVisit site - Free planFree trial apiextensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $10/user/mo
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, PhpStorm, and other JetBrains IDEs
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About CodeGPTVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $22.80/user/mo
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code; CLion; DataGrip; GoLand; IntelliJ IDEA; PhpStorm; PyCharm; Rider; RubyMine; WebStorm; Cloud Shell Editor; Cloud Workstations; Android Studio
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$22.80/mofirst paid tier About Gemini Code AssistVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $17/user/mo
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Cursor, Devin Desktop
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$17/mofirst paid tier About Claude CodeVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $20/user/mo
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Devin Desktop IDE; Zed; JetBrains; Xcode
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$20/mofirst paid tier About DevinVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $8.33/user/mo
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PyCharm Pro, WebStorm, GoLand, IntelliJ IDEA Community, PhpStorm, RubyMine, RustRover, CLion, Rider, Android Studio
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$8.33/mofirst paid tier About JetBrains JunieVisit site - Free planFree trial WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $45/user/mo
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, Android Studio
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$45/mofirst paid tier About ZencoderVisit site - Free planFree trial WebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $15/user/mo
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Visual Studio 2022, Visual Studio 2026, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, Rider, and other IntelliJ Platform IDEs
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About TemprVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Antigravity, Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Zed
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinuxiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $20/user/mo
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Neovim; deprecated JetBrains integration
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$20/mofirst paid tier About AmpVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $19/user/mo
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code, VSCodium, IntelliJ Platform, Vim, Neovim
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About TabbyVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Visual Studio Code, JetBrains
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$1/mofirst paid tier About CodeMate AIVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Cursor, Windsurf
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Neovim, Sublime Text
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Visual Studio Code, Cursor, Zed, Windsurf, VSCodium
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About OpenCodeVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About Klaat CodeVisit site - Free planFree trial extensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- No
- Coding agent
- No
- Supported IDEs
- Visual Studio Code; GitLab Web IDE; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022; JetBrains IDEs; Neovim; Eclipse
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$19/mofirst paid tier About GitLab Duo Code SuggestionsVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About PierVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Visual Studio Code
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Code completion
- No
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Codebolt Editor
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Zed, JetBrains, VS Code, Neovim
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Code completion
- Yes
- Chat assistance
- Yes
- Coding agent
- Yes
- Supported IDEs
- Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, Xcode, Eclipse, Android Studio
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which ai coding assistant is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
GitHub Copilot is ranked #1 of 101 with a score of 9.8. Kilo Code is second and CodeGPT third.
How many of these have a free plan?
24 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, CodeMate AI has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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