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Amazon Q Developer

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Agentic AWS-aware coding assistant with IDE, CLI, and console coverage

Amazon Q Developer (formerly CodeWhisperer) is AWS’s generative AI assistant for coding, application upgrades, and cloud operations. It provides agentic chat in IDEs, the AWS Console, chat apps, and the CLI (upgradeable to the Kiro CLI) to accelerate coding, run secure code scans and tests, and transform Java/.NET applications with guided upgrade workflows. The perpetual Free tier includes 50 agentic requests and 1,000 lines of code transformations per month; Pro is $19/user/month with higher limits, pooled upgrade quotas, admin controls, and IP indemnity.

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.

Windsurf (Codeium)

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AI coding IDE with Cascade agent, Tab completions, and prompt credits

Codeium now directs to Windsurf, an AI coding IDE and plugin suite featuring the Cascade agent, Tab completions, and prompt credits usable across providers (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, xAI). Free users get 25 prompt credits per month with unlimited Tab completions/inline edits; paid tiers add Fast Context, Windsurf Reviews, admin controls, and more credits. Windsurf also ships the in-house SWE-1.5 coding model alongside access to external models (see pricing for details).

Amazon CodeWhisperer

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Superseded by Amazon Q Developer for code generation, chat, and security scans

CodeWhisperer is no longer offered as a standalone product. AWS merged its completions, chat, and security scanning into Amazon Q Developer for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI. New users should install Amazon Q Developer (Free or Pro), which now carries the CodeWhisperer functionality and billing.

Amp (formerly Cody)

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Agentic coding by Sourcegraph with CLI and VS Code extension

Amp (formerly Cody) is Sourcegraph’s agentic coding tool. It runs as a VS Code extension or CLI, uses frontier models, and focuses on autonomous reasoning, multi-step edits, and shareable threads. Built for teams, it offers enterprise security/compliance options and uses Sourcegraph context to reason across codebases. Public pricing is not listed; teams start with free credits and then talk to sales.

Continue

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Open-source, model-agnostic AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains

Continue is an open-source coding assistant that lets developers use their own models (OpenAI, Anthropic, local via Ollama/LM Studio) with custom prompts and workflows. It runs as a VS Code and JetBrains extension, supports chat and completions, and can be self-hosted or run fully local for privacy.

Cursor

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The AI-first code editor built to make you extraordinarily productive

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor built on a fork of VS Code. It lets you write, edit, and chat about your code with frontier AI models like GPT-4.1, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Cursor integrates AI directly into the editor with features like Tab (autocomplete), Composer (multi-file editing), and Agent (autonomous tasks), enabling a flow state where you can build software faster than ever before.

GitHub Copilot

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AI pair programmer built into GitHub and popular IDEs

GitHub Copilot delivers inline code completions, chat, and pull request assistance powered by OpenAI GPT-4-class models with GitHub-native context. It works in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, GitHub.com, and the Copilot CLI. Individuals get a 30-day free trial, and verified students, teachers, and maintainers can use Copilot for free; paid plans cover individuals, businesses, and enterprises.

Gemini Code Assist

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Google Cloud's AI coding assistant with 1M-context and terminal agent

Gemini Code Assist (formerly Duet AI) is Google Cloud's AI coding assistant for teams. Standard and Enterprise licenses bring Gemini models with a 1M-token context window to IDEs and the terminal, plus optional agent mode. Enterprise adds private code customization, expanded Google Cloud integrations, and preview access to new Gemini models via release channels.

Mintlify

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Docs platform with AI assist, portals, and SSO for teams

Mintlify is a hosted documentation platform with AI-assisted writing, search, analytics, and developer portal features. It supports custom domains, SSO on higher tiers, and integrations with GitHub/GitLab. Pricing details are not fully public; plans are listed as Free/Pro/Enterprise with AI assistant and writing agent on paid tiers.

Project IDX (now Firebase Studio)

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Firebase Studio: agentic cloud IDE with Gemini in Firebase and free workspaces

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.

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.

Stenography

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AI code explanation via VS Code and Chrome extensions

Stenography explains code snippets in plain English from VS Code and Chrome. A passthrough API option minimizes code storage. Pricing on the public site is not listed as of this update; users sign in to access current limits and plans.

Supermaven

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Fast AI code completions with 1M-token context on Pro/Team

Supermaven delivers fast code completions and chat across VS Code, JetBrains, and Neovim. The Pro and Team tiers unlock a 1 million token context window, larger models, and monthly chat credits; Free includes core completions. Teams get centralized billing and user management.

Tabnine

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Agentic AI coding platform with private deployment and org-native context

Tabnine is an enterprise AI coding platform that delivers completions, chat, and workflow agents with strict privacy. It supports SaaS, VPC, on-prem, and air-gapped deployments, plugs into MCP tools (Git, tests, Jira, Confluence, databases), and can run customer-selected LLMs. Pricing is $59/user/month on annual contracts, with Tabnine-provided LLM usage billed at provider rates plus a 5% handling fee.

v0

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Generative UI builder with credits-based plans, Vercel deploys, and v0 Agent API

v0 by Vercel generates and edits React UIs from prompts with Tailwind/shadcn patterns, design mode, Figma import, GitHub sync, and one-click deploys to Vercel. Pricing is credits-based: Free ($5 monthly credits, 7 messages/day), Premium $20 with more credits and larger attachments, Team $30/user, Business $80/user with training opt-out, and Enterprise with SAML/SLAs. The v0 Agent API offers v0 Agent and v0-1.5 models with per-token pricing.

Windsurf

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AI-native IDE from Codeium with SWE-1.5 and Fast Context

Windsurf is an AI IDE from Codeium (Exafunction) that combines the Windsurf Editor, Cascade agentic chat, and Fast Context retrieval to work across large codebases. It ships Codeium’s own SWE-1.5 fast agentic model and SWE-1, plus BYOK access to major providers (OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, xAI) inside the editor. Features include AI Codemaps for visual navigation, deep multi-file understanding, and enterprise controls for teams.