Use case

Code with an AI agent

IDE agents and copilots that edit, run, and review code.

• builders

A short list that fits this job, not a ranking and not a paid order. Smoke-tested means we ran a local install or import. Docs checked means we read the official site on 2026-10-15.

Short list

• Cursor

  CU

  Desktop IDE with an agent that can edit, run, and review code. Docs and pricing checked; not installed here.

  A desktop IDE whose agent edits and reviews code. Docs and pricing checked, including a $0 tier on the page. Not installed here.

  Docs checkedAgent

  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · Limited agent requests and limited chat requests.

  From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The free plan includes limited agent and chat requests in a desktop IDE that can edit the repo.
  • −Weakness. The free plan caps agent and chat requests, and the pricing page we fetched did not state a clear lowest monthly price.

• Continue

  CO

  Open-source coding agent and IDE extension. The /pricing URL returned 404 on our check.

  Open-source IDE extension. Homepage and docs checked. The dedicated pricing URL returned 404.

  Docs checkedOpen source

  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. Continue is an open-source coding agent you install in the IDE you already use.
  • −Weakness. The Continue pricing page returned HTTP 404 on our check, so a public price grid was not confirmed.

• Claude (Anthropic)

  CA

  Anthropic Claude product and API for chat and coding. Docs checked; we did not sign up.

  Anthropic’s Claude product and API, including coding workflows. Docs checked; we did not sign up.

  Docs checkedAgent

  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Yes

  From: $20/mo

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. There is a free plan, and the paid plan we recorded starts at $20 per month, with the API billed separately.
  • −Weakness. Claude is a hosted product and API, not a self-hosted open-source agent runtime.

Also in this use case

• AutoGPT

  AU

  Open-source agent project with a platform beta. Site and repo checked; local install not run.

  Docs checkedOpen sourceNew releaseAgent

  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: No

  From: $50/mo

  Trial: 7 days

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The open-source repo is the free path, and a platform beta release was published on October 14, 2026.
  • −Weakness. The hosted plan we checked starts at $50 per month after a 7-day trial, so it is not a free product.

Not fully checked

These names belong to the job, but the October 15, 2026 check could not finish verification. They stay visible with a “Not fully checked” label. That is not a smoke test and not a docs check.

• Replit

  RE

  Browser IDE with a coding agent. Homepage and pricing returned HTTP 403, so this listing is not fully checked.

  Not fully checkedAgent

  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · Up to 30 hours of chat and 60 projects.

  From: $20/mo

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The recorded free plan includes up to 30 hours of chat and 60 projects in the browser IDE.
  • −Weakness. Free chat stops at 30 hours and 60 projects, and Core starts at $20 per month.

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