Cortex AI IDE

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Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows. Paid plans from $6.67/mo.

Cortex AI IDE is ranked #10 of 26 in AI code editors on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.67/mo.

Cortex AI IDE plans and pricing

All plans

Free (BYOK) Free Core coding features · AI agent · codebase search · multiple-file editing · 8 built-in providers cortex-ide.app · 4 Oct 2026

Pro Monthly $10/mo $10 /month OCR · semantic code search · web search · voice prompts · BYOK models · full IDE · community support · MCP connections cortex-ide.app · 4 Oct 2026

Pro Yearly $80/yr $80 /year Everything in Pro Monthly · priority support · early access features cortex-ide.app · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on AI code editors

Free plan: Yes
Agent mode: Yes
Model choice: multiple models
Codebase indexing: Yes
Built-in terminal: Yes
Extensions support: Yes
Included AI usage: Bring your own API keys; model usage is paid directly to providers

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The record

Purpose: Cortex is an agentic coding workspace that plans changes, edits across files, runs terminal commands, and verifies results with reviewable diffs.
Audience: The site describes it as intended for developers and small teams building SaaS, e-commerce, fintech, internal tools, and open source projects.
Agent tools: Its agent workflow includes file editing, terminal commands, grep, glob, semantic search, web search, Git, LSP tools, and task tracking.
Skills: Cortex includes 250+ skills for workflows such as debugging, refactoring, documentation, SEO, and design reviews.
Project memory: Project memory and chat history are stored locally in each project, including memory under .cortex/memory/ and chat history in SQLite.
AI providers: The site lists eight built-in provider integrations: Xiaomi MiMo, DeepSeek, Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Alibaba Qwen, Google Gemini, and InferenceHub.
Custom providers: Cortex Connect supports OpenAI-compatible endpoints, including local services such as Ollama and vLLM and hosted services such as Groq and NVIDIA NIM.
MCP: Cortex supports Model Context Protocol servers to extend the IDE with external tools and services.
Credential security: The site says API keys are stored in the operating system's secure credential store and BYOK model requests go directly to the selected provider over TLS.
Subscription services: The optional subscription includes managed services such as hosted semantic search, web search and fetch, OCR fallback, voice input, MCP services, and priority support.
Windows and Linux: The download page offers native Windows 10 and 11 and Linux builds, with Windows installation through the Microsoft Store and Linux .deb and .rpm packages.
macOS: The download page says there is no prebuilt macOS installer and provides an official source-build guide for Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
Usage requirements: AI features require an internet connection and at least one supported API key; the stated minimum is 4 GB RAM and 200 MB free disk space.
Price from: $6.67/mo

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

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Sources

cortex-ide.app· checked 4 Oct 2026
cortex-ide.app/docs/connect/· checked 4 Oct 2026
cortex-ide.app/download/· checked 4 Oct 2026
cortex-ide.app/pricing/· checked 4 Oct 2026