Cursor
by Anysphere
AI code editor with coding agents, built by Anysphere.
Dev toolsFree plan
Best AI tools for developers
AI now writes, reviews and ships a big share of code. These are the developer tools worth trying, from editor assistants to agents that take a ticket and open a pull request.
27 tools · 5 jobs · checked against official sites
Coding assistants and AI editors
GitHub Copilot
by GitHub (Microsoft)
AI coding assistant in the IDE, CLI and GitHub, with agent mode and code review.
Dev toolsFree planMCP
JetBrains AI
by JetBrains
AI assistant and coding agent built into JetBrains IDEs.
Dev toolsPaidNew
AI coding assistant and agent that can run fully inside a company's own environment.
Dev toolsPaid
Sourcegraph Cody
by Sourcegraph
Coding assistant that uses Sourcegraph code search context, for enterprise customers.
Dev toolsEnterpriseMCP
Amazon Q Developer
by Amazon Web Services
AWS coding assistant, the successor to CodeWhisperer, now moving toward Kiro.
Dev toolsFree plan
Coding agents
Claude Code
by Anthropic
Anthropic's agentic coding tool that works in your terminal and IDE.
Dev toolsPaidNew
OpenAI Codex
by OpenAI
OpenAI's coding agent for writing, fixing and reviewing code.
Dev toolsPaidNew
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf, Codeium)
by Cognition
AI IDE and command center for managing coding agents, the new name for Windsurf.
Dev toolsFree planMCP
App builders
AI app builder that turns prompts into working web apps and internal tools.
Dev toolsFree planMCP
Bolt
by StackBlitz
AI builder that creates websites and apps from plain-language prompts.
Dev toolsFree plan
v0
by Vercel
Vercel's AI assistant for building web apps and UIs from text prompts.
Dev toolsFree plan
Replit
by Replit, Inc.
Browser-based environment where Replit Agent builds and deploys apps from prompts.
Dev toolsPaidMCP
Build internal apps, workflows and AI agents on top of company data.
Dev toolsFree planMCPNew
LLM frameworks, data and infrastructure
OpenAI API
by OpenAI
Developer platform for building with OpenAI models.
Dev toolsPaidNew
LangChain
by LangChain, Inc.
Open-source framework for building LLM apps, with the LangSmith platform for monitoring and deployment.
Dev toolsOpen source
Document parsing, extraction and RAG tools for building AI agents on company files.
Dev toolsFree planMCPNew
The hub for open AI models, datasets and demo apps.
Dev toolsFree planMCPNew
Managed vector database and knowledge platform for AI search and agents.
Dev toolsFree planMCPNew
Open-source Postgres backend with auth, storage and vector search for apps.
Dev toolsFree planMCP
Run open models locally or in Ollama's cloud through one API.
Dev toolsOpen sourceNew
Testing, monitoring and evaluation
Langfuse
by Langfuse GmbH
Open-source LLM engineering platform for tracing, prompt management and evaluations.
Dev toolsOpen sourceMCPNew
Braintrust
by Braintrust Data, Inc.
AI observability and evals platform for tracing agents, running experiments and scoring outputs.
Dev toolsFree planMCPNew
Arize AI
by Arize AI, Inc.
Agent observability and evaluation platform, with the open-source Phoenix for tracing and evals.
Dev toolsFree planNew
Promptfoo
by Promptfoo, Inc.
Open-source CLI and platform for red teaming, scanning and evaluating LLM apps and agents.
Dev toolsOpen sourceNew
Sentry
by Functional Software, Inc.
Error monitoring and performance tracing for software teams.
Dev toolsFree planMCPNew
API platform for building, testing and documenting APIs, with built-in AI assistance.
Dev toolsFree planMCP
Compare at a glance
| Tool | Job | Pricing | Starts at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor | Coding assistants and AI editors | Free plan | Free Hobby plan, paid from $20/month (Individual), Teams $40/user/month (as of October 2026) |
| GitHub Copilot | Coding assistants and AI editors | Free plan | Free plan, Pro $10/month, Pro+ $39/month, Max $100/month; Business and Enterprise via sales (as of October 2026) |
| JetBrains AI | Coding assistants and AI editors | Paid | See site |
| Tabnine | Coding assistants and AI editors | Paid | See site |
| Sourcegraph Cody | Coding assistants and AI editors | Enterprise | See site |
| Amazon Q Developer | Coding assistants and AI editors | Free plan | Free tier, paid from $19/user/month (as of October 2026) |
| Claude Code | Coding agents | Paid | See site |
| OpenAI Codex | Coding agents | Paid | See site |
| Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf, Codeium) | Coding agents | Free plan | Free plan, Pro $20/month, Max $200/month, Teams from $80/month plus $40/month per full seat (as of October 2026) |
| Lovable | App builders | Free plan | See site |
| Bolt | App builders | Free plan | Free plan, paid from $25/month billed monthly (Pro) (as of October 2026) |
| v0 | App builders | Free plan | Free tier, Plus $30/user/month |
| Replit | App builders | Paid | Core $20/month ($18 billed annually) |
| Retool | App builders | Free plan | Free for up to 5 users, Team from $10/builder/month billed annually (as of October 2026) |
| OpenAI API | LLM frameworks, data and infrastructure | Paid | See site |
| LangChain | LLM frameworks, data and infrastructure | Open source | Framework free; LangSmith Developer free, Plus $39/seat/month plus usage (as of October 2026) |
| LlamaIndex | LLM frameworks, data and infrastructure | Free plan | Free plan with 10K credits/month, paid from $50/month (as of October 2026) |
| Hugging Face | LLM frameworks, data and infrastructure | Free plan | See site |
| Pinecone | LLM frameworks, data and infrastructure | Free plan | Free Starter plan, Builder $20/month, Standard from $50/month minimum usage (as of October 2026) |
| Supabase | LLM frameworks, data and infrastructure | Free plan | Free tier, paid from $25/month (Pro) |
| Ollama | LLM frameworks, data and infrastructure | Open source | Free to run locally, cloud plans from $20/month (as of October 2026) |
| Langfuse | Testing, monitoring and evaluation | Open source | Free Hobby cloud plan and free self-hosting, Core from $29/month, Pro $199/month (as of October 2026) |
| Braintrust | Testing, monitoring and evaluation | Free plan | Free Starter plan, Pro $249/month, Enterprise custom (as of October 2026) |
| Arize AI | Testing, monitoring and evaluation | Free plan | Free AX plan, AX Pro $50/month, Enterprise custom (as of October 2026) |
| Promptfoo | Testing, monitoring and evaluation | Open source | Free open-source Community plan with 10k red team probes/month, Enterprise and On-Premise priced on request (as of October 2026) |
| Sentry | Testing, monitoring and evaluation | Free plan | Free developer plan, Team from $26/month billed annually |
| Postman | Testing, monitoring and evaluation | Free plan | Free tier, paid from $9/month (Solo, billed annually) |
How to choose
- Try two assistants on the same real task in your own codebase, not a demo repo.
- Check what code leaves your machine and whether it is retained.
- Keep code review and tests in the loop for anything an agent writes.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best AI tools for developers?+
By job: coding assistants and ai editors: Cursor, GitHub Copilot and JetBrains AI; coding agents: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf, Codeium); app builders: Lovable, Bolt and v0; llm frameworks, data and infrastructure: OpenAI API, LangChain and LlamaIndex; testing, monitoring and evaluation: Langfuse, Braintrust and Arize AI. Every pick is checked against its official site.
Are there free AI tools for developers?+
Yes. Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q Developer, Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf, Codeium) and Lovable have a free plan or are open source. Free plans usually limit usage, seats or features, so check the limits before you roll one out.
How do I choose an AI tool as one of the developers?+
Try two assistants on the same real task in your own codebase, not a demo repo. Check what code leaves your machine and whether it is retained. Keep code review and tests in the loop for anything an agent writes.
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