Best AI Coding Assistants in 2026
Updated
AI coding assistants can help with development tasks ranging from chat and code completion to coding-agent workflows. Compared on codebase indexing, supported IDEs, terminal access, and those assistance features, the entries give you several dimensions to consider when choosing a tool. GitHub Copilot, Kilo Code, and CodeGPT are among the options. Think about where you write and run code, how much you want to interact through chat or an agent, and whether access to codebase context matters for your work. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide further points of comparison as you assess the listed capabilities.
103ranked
22free plans on this page
$8.33/molowest paid tier
12 Oct 2026last checked
AI Coding Assistants, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.24 of 24 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 GitHub CopilotPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 Kilo CodePaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 JetBrains JuniePaid from $8.33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 Tencent CodeBuddyFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 Tongyi LingmaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Atlassian Rovo DevPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 OpenCodePaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 CodeGPTPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Claude CodePaid from $17/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 DevinPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Gemini CLIFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 Qoder CNPaid from CNY 59/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 AiderFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 TabbyPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 AmpFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 Refact.aiPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 ClineFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 AskCodiPaid from $165.83/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 OpenHandsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 Snowflake CoCo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 Amazon QFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 22 Gemini Code AssistPaid from $22.80/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 23 TemprPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 24 OpenAI Codex
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 IBM BobPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Code completion | Chat assistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitHub Copilot | 9.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | $10/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Kilo Code | 9.3 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | $15/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | JetBrains Junie | 9.2 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Yes | $8.33/user/mo | Yes | |
| 4 | Tencent CodeBuddy | 9.1 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 5 | Tongyi Lingma | 9.1 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 6 | Atlassian Rovo Dev | 9.0 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | $20/user/mo | Yes | |
| 7 | OpenCode | 8.9 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 8 | CodeGPT | 8.9 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | $10/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Claude Code | 8.8 | Free plan | $17/mo | No | $17/user/mo | Yes | |
| 10 | Devin | 8.8 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | $20/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Gemini CLI | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 12 | Qoder CN | 8.7 | Free plan | CNY 59/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 13 | Aider | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 14 | Tabby | 8.5 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | $19/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | Amp | 8.5 | Free plan | Yes | $20/user/mo | Yes | ||
| 16 | Refact.ai | 8.4 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 17 | Cline | 8.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 18 | AskCodi | 8.3 | Free plan | $165.83/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 19 | OpenHands | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 20 | Snowflake CoCo | 8.2 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 21 | Amazon Q | 8.2 | Free plan | Yes | $3/user/mo | |||
| 22 | Gemini Code Assist | 8.2 | Free plan | $22.80/mo | Yes | $22.80/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 23 | Tempr | 8.1 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | $15/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 24 | OpenAI Codex | 8.0 | No | Yes | ||||
| 25 | IBM Bob | 8.0 | No | $20/mo | No | Yes | Yes |
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