---
title: "Tabby vs Tabnine"
description: "Tabby and Tabnine are both editor extensions. Tabby is open source (Apache-2.0), Tabnine is proprietary."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/tabby-vs-tabnine"
---
# Tabby vs Tabnine

> Tabby is an editor extension by TabbyML. Tabnine is an editor extension by Tabnine (Tricentis). Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Tabby | Tabnine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Editor extension | Editor extension, Terminal agent |
| Vendor | TabbyML | Tabnine (Tricentis) |
| Website | [tabbyml.com](https://www.tabbyml.com) | [tabnine.com](https://www.tabnine.com) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | Proprietary (Proprietary) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Tabby | Tabnine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Entry price | Free | $39/mo |
| Top individual plan | Free | — |
| Team plan | $19/user/mo | $39/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | — | API list price +5% |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Tabby | Tabnine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | OpenAI, Anthropic, Alibaba, Meta, Mistral | Vendor models, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Mistral, MiniMax, Zhipu, Alibaba |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | No BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | No |

## Features

|  | Tabby | Tabnine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MCP client | No | Yes |
| Tab completion | Yes | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Tabby | Tabnine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | — | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-24 | 2026-09-18 |

## Related

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