| Codex |
Model's App |
OpenAI's app for ChatGPT coding |
Token limits across 5h, 1 week, and 1 month |
9/10 |
Model Desktop App |
$100 in credit for students |
| Gemini Code Assist |
IDE Extension & Terminal App |
Google's AI code assistant |
1000 max requests per day |
7/10 |
IDE-Extension Terminal-App |
- |
| Cursor |
IDE |
AI-native code editor |
2,000 completions and 50 slow premium requests per month |
8/10 |
IDE Desktop-App |
Free pro for one year for students |
| Qodo |
IDE Extension |
AI-powered testing and coding |
75 credits per month |
6/10 |
IDE-Extension Open-Source |
- |
| OpenCode |
Terminal app |
Open source alternative to Claud code |
Supports API key for better models, base model is free |
7/10 |
Terminal-App Open-Source |
- |
| GitHub Copilot |
IDE Extension & Terminal App |
AI pair programmer |
2000 completions per month |
6/10 |
IDE-Extension Terminal-App |
Free premium for students |
| Junie |
IDE Extension |
JetBrain's AI tool |
3 AI Credits per 30 days |
3/10 |
IDE-Extension |
JetBrains offers free AI in IDE with JetBrains Student Pack |
| Cline |
IDE Extension & Terminal App |
Open Source AI Assistant |
No limit free, can use API for better models |
3/10 |
IDE-Extension Terminal-App |
- |
| Ollama |
Terminal App & API |
Run LLMs locally |
Free and open source, runs models like Llama, Mistral, and more |
5/10 |
Terminal-App Open-Source |
- |
| Continue |
IDE Extension & Terminal App |
Open-source Copilot alternative |
Unlimited (local or API-based) |
4/10 |
IDE-Extension Open-Source Terminal-App |
- |
| Windsurf |
IDE Extension & IDE |
Free AI IDE and Extension |
Unlimited completions, light quota, unlimited inline edits |
4/10 |
IDE-Extension IDE |
- |
| Zed |
IDE |
High-performance editor w/ AI |
2000 accepted edits or API key |
4/10 |
IDE |
- |
| Aider |
Terminal App |
AI pair programming in CLI |
Free (API usage if using paid models) |
4/10 |
Terminal-App Open-Source |
- |
| Kilo Code |
IDE Extension & Terminal App |
24/7 AI Agent |
Free with Kilo Auto, can use API keys |
3/10 |
IDE-Extension Terminal-App Open-Source |
- |
| Amazon CodeWhisperer |
IDE Extension & Terminal App |
AWS AI coding assistant |
Limited free agentic claude requests per month |
7/10 |
IDE-Extension Terminal-App |
- |
| Kiro |
IDE & Terminal App |
Simple AI Coding tool |
50 credits per month & access to sonnet 4.5 |
4/10 |
IDE Terminal-App |
1,000 credits per month for one year for students |
