Coding agents Top pick#1
Claude Code
by Anthropic
Anthropic's agentic coding tool. It reads your codebase, edits files, and runs commands on request.
Paid
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Coding agents ยท 9 tools
Which AI tool should I use to write or fix code?
Tools that write, edit, and review code: in your editor, in your terminal, or as a hosted app builder.
Listed in our order of preference for most people. Your best pick depends on your job, so read the "best for" tags.
Coding agents#2
GitHub Copilot
by GitHub
GitHub's AI coding assistant, with chat, code completion, and an agent mode in popular editors and the CLI.
Free plan + paid
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Coding agents#3
Cursor
by Cursor
An AI code editor with chat, agents, and cloud agents. Its current plans are bundled with Grok and X features.
Free plan + paid
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Coding agents#4
OpenAI Codex
by OpenAI
OpenAI's coding agent, available in a desktop app and included in ChatGPT plans.
Free plan + paid
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Coding agents#5
Windsurf (Devin)
by Cognition
An AI coding editor now sold under the Devin brand, with agents, tab completion, and cloud agents (Devin Cloud) on paid plans.
Free plan + paid
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Coding agents#6
Aider
by Aider (open source)
An open-source AI pair programmer for the terminal that edits code in your local git repository.
Free (open source)
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Coding agents#7
Cline
by Cline
An open-source coding agent extension for your editor that works with many model providers.
Free (open source)
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Coding agents#8
Lovable
by Lovable
Build web apps and prototypes by describing them in chat.
Free plan + paid
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Coding agents#9
Bolt
by Bolt
Build websites, apps, and prototypes in the browser from a prompt.
Free plan + paid
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