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Claude Code

ship

Anthropic's terminal agent that edits, runs and tests code in your repo.

paidincluded in Claude Pro $20/mo ($17/mo yearly) and Max 5x $100 / Max 20x $200; shares the plan usage pool; extra usage at API rates

Verified 2026-09-01

GitHub Copilot

ship

Completions, chat, agents, and Copilot CLI — one GitHub Copilot seat, not a third CLI product.

freemiumFree $0 (2,000 completions/mo, 50 chat requests, CLI, limited agent mode); Pro $10/mo ($15 credits); Pro+ $39/mo ($70 credits); Max $100/mo ($200 credits)

Verified 2026-08-24

Devin Desktop (ex Windsurf)

situational

Agentic IDE (VS Code fork) with Devin agents and cloud coding.

freemiumfree tier; Pro $20/mo, Max $200/mo

Verified 2026-08-24

Aider

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Open-source pair programming in the terminal — git-native, works with any model.

freefree, open source; bring your own API key

Verified 2026-08-24

Zed

situational

Fast open-source editor (Rust) with a built-in AI panel and agent mode.

freemiumeditor free; Pro $10/mo includes $5 token credits, overage at API list price +10%; Business $30/seat/mo; BYOK free

Verified 2026-08-24

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