Best free AI coding tools

1. 01

   Cursor

   AI code editor

   AI-first VS Code fork built for fast, manual-context editing.

   open
   free

   Hobby tier with limited agent requests and slower completions.

   paywall starts

   Pro $20/mo

   Full Cursor review →
2. 02

   Windsurf

   AI code editor

   VS Code fork (ex-Codeium) — now rebranded Devin Desktop. Cascade agent, 40+ IDE plugins.

   open
   free

   Free tier with limited Cascade actions and completions.

   paywall starts

   Pro from $15/mo

   Full Windsurf review →
3. 03

   Bolt

   AI app builder

   In-browser full-stack app builder from StackBlitz — prompt to deploy.

   open
   free

   Daily free token allowance, no install — runs in the browser.

   paywall starts

   Pro from $20/mo (token-based)

   Full Bolt review →
4. 04

   v0

   AI UI generator

   Vercel's UI generator — prompt to production React/Tailwind components.

   open
   free

   Free monthly credits for generating and iterating on components.

   paywall starts

   Premium $20/mo

   Full v0 review →
5. 05

   Lovable

   AI app builder

   Full-stack app builder (ex-GPT Engineer) — describe it, get a real app.

   open
   free

   Free tier with a limited number of daily edits.

   paywall starts

   Pro from $25/mo

   Full Lovable review →
6. 06

   Claude Code

   AI code editor

   Anthropic's terminal AI agent — 1 M token context, autonomous multi-file reasoning, runs anywhere.

   open
   free

   Free with Claude.ai account on limited usage; Claude Pro ($20/mo) for serious use.

   paywall starts

   Claude Pro $20/mo

   Full Claude Code review →
7. 07

   OpenAI Codex

   AI code editor

   OpenAI's cloud-based coding agent — runs tasks in a sandbox, writes and tests code autonomously.

   open
   free

   Available in ChatGPT Pro and via API; limited free access in ChatGPT.

   paywall starts

   ChatGPT Pro $20/mo

   Full OpenAI Codex review →
8. 08

   Google Jules

   AI code editor

   Google's async AI coding agent — works from GitHub issues, auto-fixes CI failures, returns a PR.

   open
   free

   Free Starter: 5 tasks/month. No credit card required.

   paywall starts

   Free (5 tasks/mo) · Paid TBD

   Full Google Jules review →
9. 09

   Google Antigravity

   AI code editor

   Google's agent-first dev platform — IDE, CLI, and desktop agent that runs Gemini 3.5 Flash by default.

   open
   free

   Free tier with all models, ~20 agent requests/day — no credit card required.

   paywall starts

   AI Pro $20/mo

   Full Google Antigravity review →
10. 10

    GitHub Copilot

    AI code editor

    AI pair programmer inside VS Code and JetBrains — no editor switch, lowest price.

    open
    free

    Free tier in VS Code and JetBrains with monthly caps on completions and chat.

    paywall starts

    Individual $10/mo

    Full GitHub Copilot review →

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