AI coding agents
14 tools, checked 2026-10-14.
Sourcegraph Amp
AI coding agentsUsage-basedOpinionated agent from Sourcegraph aimed at doing real multi-step work.
agentic coding · large codebases
Claude Code
AI coding agentsPaidTerminal-native agent that many builders rate highly for large changes.
terminal agent · refactoring · multi-file changes
OpenAI Codex
AI coding agentsPaidOpenAI's coding agent across CLI and cloud; included with ChatGPT paid plans.
cloud coding agent · CLI agent · PR generation
Gemini CLI
AI coding agentsOpen sourceGoogle's open-source terminal agent with a free tier; good to try at no cost.
terminal agent
Aider
AI coding agentsOpen sourceBattle-tested open-source CLI pair programmer; you pay only your model API.
terminal pair programming · git-aware edits
Cline
AI coding agentsOpen sourcePopular open-source VS Code agent; costs track your API usage.
VS Code agent · BYO model
Roomote (by Roo Code team)
AI coding agentsFreemiumroocode.com now redirects here: a source-available cloud coding agent, free self-hosted up to 10 users.
cloud coding agent · self-hosted · parallel PRs
Kilo Code
AI coding agentsOpen sourceOpen-source agent combining ideas from Cline and Roo.
VS Code agent
OpenHands
AI coding agentsOpen sourceLeading open-source autonomous software agent; heavier to run.
autonomous dev agent · self-host
Devin
AI coding agentsPaidCognition's autonomous agent (cloud, CLI, review); best on well-scoped, delegated tasks.
autonomous engineer · backlog tasks
Jules
AI coding agentsFreemiumGoogle's async agent that works on your GitHub repo in the background.
async coding agent · GitHub tasks
Augment Code
AI coding agentsPaidPitched at big, messy codebases where context matters most.
large codebase context · agent
Factory
AI coding agentsPaid'Droids' for team workflows; aimed more at orgs than solo devs.
enterprise agents · CI tasks
goose
AI coding agentsOpen sourceBlock's open-source local agent; extensible and model-agnostic.
local agent · extensible via MCP