AI-Powered IDE

Bolt.new

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AI web and app builder with tokens-based plans, hosting, and databases

Bolt.new is an AI-powered builder from StackBlitz that generates and edits production-grade web/apps in the browser. It provides hosted previews, databases, auth, custom domains, and team controls. Pricing is token-based: Free (300K/day, 1M/month), Pro (starts at 10M/month), Teams ($30/member/month), and Enterprise with SSO/audit/security. Built on WebContainers with live previews and deploys via Bolt Cloud.

• ●Generate and iteratively edit apps/sites with AI in the browser
• ●WebContainers-based workspace with live preview and package management
• ●Hosting, databases, auth, SEO, and custom domains via Bolt Cloud

Cursor

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The AI-native code editor with $1B+ ARR, 25+ models, and background agents on dedicated VMs

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor built on a fork of VS Code by Anysphere, valued at $29.3B with over $1B in annual recurring revenue and 1M+ daily active users. It integrates AI directly into editing workflows with Supermaven-powered Tab autocomplete (sub-100ms latency), Composer for multi-file editing, and Agent mode for autonomous tasks. Cursor supports 25+ AI models including Claude Opus 4.5, Sonnet 4.6, GPT-5.2, and Gemini 2.5 Pro, and runs up to 20 concurrent background agents on dedicated AWS VMs for parallel development workflows.

• ●Supermaven-powered Tab autocomplete with sub-100ms latency and multi-line predictions
• ●Agent Mode (Cmd+L): conversational AI that reads, writes, and modifies files across your project
• ●Composer (Cmd+I): multi-file generation and editing from natural language

Firebase Studio (formerly Project IDX)

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Firebase Studio cloud IDE with Gemini-assisted development

Project IDX has been folded into Firebase Studio, an agentic browser IDE with Gemini in Firebase for coding, debugging, testing, and refactoring. The preview is no-cost with 3 workspaces per user; Google Developer Program members get 10 (Standard) or 30 (Premium). App Prototyping and Code Assist agents, built-in previews/emulators, Git imports, and App Hosting deployments are included; some Firebase services bill separately once linked to Cloud Billing.

• ●Agentic browser workspace with Gemini in Firebase chat and code actions
• ●App Prototyping agent to scaffold apps from text, sketches, or templates
• ●Import from GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket or local; customize via Nix

Replit

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AI-first cloud IDE with Replit Agent, Core/Teams credits, and one-click app hosting

Replit is a browser-based IDE with Replit Agent for autonomous edits, chat, and code generation. Core and Teams plans bundle monthly credits for compute, databases, and AI. Build and deploy full-stack apps with connectors, auth, storage, and security scanning straight from the workspace—no setup required.

• ●Browser-based workspace with app hosting, DB, auth, storage, and security scanner
• ●Replit Agent for autonomous edits, chat, tests, and deploys
• ●One-click publish with bundled credits for compute and bandwidth

Trae IDE

AI-powered code editor with real-time assistance and SOLO agent

Trae IDE is an AI-powered code editor from ByteDance that combines full IDE functionality with real-time AI assistance. It provides code editing, project management, extensions, and version control, plus AI chat for code explanations, documentation, error fixes, and suggestions. Trae IDE supports intelligent code generation from natural language and offers zero-to-production development. It integrates with GitHub and supports seamless migration from VS Code and Cursor. Built-in models include Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, DeepSeek R1, and DeepSeek V3. The SOLO agent feature orchestrates browser, terminal, and editor for end-to-end development.

• ●Full IDE: editing, project management, extensions, version control
• ●Real-time AI chat for explanations, fixes, documentation
• ●Code generation from natural language

Windsurf

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AI-native IDE with Cascade agents and SWE model family

Windsurf is an AI-native IDE with Cascade agent workflows, Fast Context retrieval, and multi-file codebase operations. Following Cognition's 2025 acquisition of Windsurf/Codeium, the product remains focused on SWE-1.5/SWE-1 model-assisted development plus BYOK provider support (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI) for enterprise and individual teams.

• ●Cascade agentic chat for conversational coding
• ●Codebase indexing for personalized suggestions
• ●AI Codemaps for visual codebase exploration

Zed

High-performance Rust code editor with agentic AI and open-source edit prediction

Zed is a high-performance code editor built in Rust with integrated AI capabilities. It runs at 120fps with minimal latency and uses multiple CPU cores and GPU efficiently. Zed offers agentic editing where AI agents can search codebases, make changes, and write code with real-time review. It includes Zeta, an open-source language model for edit prediction, inline assistant for sending code to LLMs, and text-based chat. Zed supports Claude, OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, and other providers. It features native Git support, multiplayer collaboration, and is open-source under GPL v3.

• ●Agentic editing: AI agents search, edit, and write with real-time review
• ●Zeta: open-source edit prediction model
• ●Inline assistant: send code to LLMs for transformation