Best AI Coding Assistants in 2026
Updated
103ranked
14free plans on this page
$0.07/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Input list AI Coding Assistants 25 channels on this page · 158 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromCode completionChat assistanceCoding agentSupported IDEsCodebase indexingTerminal access Spec sheet Score
26 Agentforce Vibes Free planYesPaid from$125/user/moCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsAgentforce Vibes IDE, Visual Studio CodeCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 8/8spec lines stated 7.8
27 Qoder CN Free planNoPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsQoder CN IDE; IntelliJ IDEA; PyCharm; GoLand; WebStorm; Android Studio; HUAWEI DevEco Studio; Visual StudioCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.8
28 Tempr Free planYesPaid from$15/user/moCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVisual Studio 2022, Visual Studio 2026, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, Rider, and other IntelliJ Platform IDEsCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 8/8spec lines stated 7.8
29 Tabnine Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, Visual Studio 2022, Visual Studio 2026Codebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.7
30 NOVA Terminal Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionnot statedChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVS CodeCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.7
31 LIQ CODE Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionnot statedChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVS Code, JetBrainsCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.7
32 GitHub Codespaces Free planYesPaid from$10/user/moCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVisual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, XcodeCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 8/8spec lines stated 7.7
33 Qwen Code Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVS Code, Zed, JetBrainsCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.6
34 SideCar Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVisual Studio CodeCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.6
35 Refact.ai Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Neovim, Sublime TextCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.5
36 OpenHands Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionnot statedChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsnot statedCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 5/8spec lines stated 7.5
37 Oracle Code Assist Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsJetBrains IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio CodeCodebase indexingnot statedTerminal accessnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.5
38 HiCode Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsnot statedCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.5
39 MarsCode Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVS Code, JetBrains IDEsCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.5
40 Cline Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Cursor, WindsurfCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.4
41 BLACKBOX AI Free planNoPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVisual Studio CodeCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.4
42 SquadCoder Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionnot statedChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVS CodeCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.4
43 Sourcegraph Cody Free planNoPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentnot statedSupported IDEsVS Code, JetBrains, Visual StudioCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.3
44 GitLab Duo Code Suggestions Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceNoCoding agentNoSupported IDEsVisual Studio Code; GitLab Web IDE; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022; JetBrains IDEs; Neovim; EclipseCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessNo 7/8spec lines stated 7.3
45 Coder Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionnot statedChat assistancenot statedCoding agentnot statedSupported IDEsnot statedCodebase indexingnot statedTerminal accessnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.3
46 Huawei Cloud CodeArts Agent Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsCodeArts Agent IDE, Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, CLionCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
47 agentty Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsZedCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
48 AICode Free planYesPaid from$10/user/moCode completionnot statedChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVisual Studio CodeCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessNo 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
49 OpenADE Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCode completionNoChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsnot statedCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.2
50 Augment Code Free planNoPaid fromnot statedCode completionYesChat assistanceYesCoding agentYesSupported IDEsVisual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, Vim, NeovimCodebase indexingYesTerminal accessYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.1
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Code completion | Chat assistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Agentforce Vibes | 7.8 | Free plan | $125/mo | Yes | $125/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 27 | Qoder CN | 7.8 | Free plan | CNY 59/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 28 | Tempr | 7.8 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | $15/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | Tabnine | 7.7 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 30 | NOVA Terminal | 7.7 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 31 | LIQ CODE | 7.7 | Free plan | $7/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 32 | GitHub Codespaces | 7.7 | Free plan | $0.07/mo | Yes | $10/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 33 | Qwen Code | 7.6 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 34 | SideCar | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 35 | Refact.ai | 7.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 36 | OpenHands | 7.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 37 | Oracle Code Assist | 7.5 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 38 | HiCode | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 39 | MarsCode | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 40 | Cline | 7.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 41 | BLACKBOX AI | 7.4 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 42 | SquadCoder | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 43 | Sourcegraph Cody | 7.3 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 44 | GitLab Duo Code Suggestions | 7.3 | No | $19/mo | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 45 | Coder | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 46 | Huawei Cloud CodeArts Agent | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 47 | agentty | 7.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 48 | AICode | 7.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | $10/user/mo | — | Yes |
| 49 | OpenADE | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 50 | Augment Code | 7.1 | No | $20/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
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