Aider
FreeAI pair programming in your terminal; works with cloud and local LLMs and maps your codebase.
Open sourceTerminal-nativeBring your own model
AI coding agents
Agents that read, write and run code in your editor, terminal or the cloud. 12 tools listed.
Claude Code
PaidAnthropic's agentic coding tool that understands your codebase, edits files and runs commands.
Terminal-nativeAgent mode
Cline
FreeOpen-source coding agent with Plan/Act modes and MCP integration, available as an IDE extension, CLI or SDK.
Open sourceBring your own modelEditor-based
Cursor
FreemiumAI coding agent and editor where you hand off coding tasks to agents.
Editor-basedAgent mode
Devin
FreemiumAI coding agent and software engineer with parallel cloud agents for engineering teams.
Cloud agents
Gemini CLI
FreeOpen-source AI agent that brings Gemini directly into your terminal.
Open sourceTerminal-native
GitHub Copilot
FreemiumGitHub's AI coding agent and agentic tools for the editor, the terminal and GitHub itself.
Great for beginnersEditor-based
goose
FreeOpen-source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions: install, execute, edit and test with any LLM.
Open sourceBring your own model
Kilo Code
FreeOpen-source AI coding agent for the IDE, CLI and cloud.
Open sourceEditor-based
OpenAI Codex
FreemiumOpenAI's coding agent; the open-source Codex CLI is a lightweight agent that runs in your terminal.
Terminal-nativeAgent mode
OpenCode
FreeThe open-source AI coding agent.
Open source
OpenHands
FreeOpen-source AI coding agent platform for AI-driven development.
Open sourceSelf-hostable