Editor extensions
Extensions install into the editor you already use. They are the cheapest way to try a new model or provider, many are open source and bring your own key, and the host editor matters more than the operating system.
Amazon Q Developer
Amazon Web Services
AWS's assistant in IDE plugins and a CLI. New signups closed in May 2026 and support ends 30 April 2027, AWS points subscribers to Kiro.
Free tier2026-08-24
Augment Code
Augment Code
Augment's agent and Context Engine in VS Code, JetBrains and Vim, the Auggie CLI and Cosmos cloud Experts. One flat Business plan covers up to 50 seats.
From $100/mo2026-08-23
BLACKBOX AI
BLACKBOX AI
BLACKBOX AI's VS Code extension, CLI and web app with chat, completions and a multi-agent mode that fans one task out to Blackbox, Claude Code, Codex and Gemini.
Free tier2026-08-23
Cline
Cline Bot Inc.
Open source agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal. Bring your own key for any provider, local models included, with an MCP marketplace and plan-then-act modes.
Free tier2026-08-23
Cody
Sourcegraph
Sourcegraph's editor assistant with chat, autocomplete and context from code search. Free and Pro ended on July 23, 2025, and Cody now ships only with Sourcegraph Enterprise.
2026-08-23
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Apache-2.0 coding agent for VS Code and JetBrains with a terminal CLI, configured in YAML for any provider. Cursor acquired the team in June 2026, the repo is read-only.
Free2026-08-23
Gemini Code Assist
Google's extension for VS Code and JetBrains with chat, completions, agent mode and a Gemini CLI quota. Sold per user as Standard or Enterprise, the free tier ended in June 2026.
From $22.8/mo2026-08-23
GitHub Copilot
GitHub
GitHub's assistant for VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Xcode and Neovim, with a cloud agent. Paid plans meter agent usage in AI credits.
Free tier2026-08-23
JetBrains AI
JetBrains
AI Assistant and the Junie agent in JetBrains IDEs. Completions on JetBrains models are free, cloud agents draw from monthly AI Credits. Claude Agent and Codex plug in over ACP.
Free tier2026-08-23
Kilo Code
Kilo
Open source agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal, with cloud agents and a phone app. The Kilo Gateway serves 500+ models at provider rates, or bring your own keys.
Free tier2026-08-23
Roo Code
Roo Code, Inc.
Open source VS Code agent forked from Cline, with modes, an orchestrator that delegates subtasks, checkpoints and an MCP marketplace. The extension was shut down on May 15, 2026.
Free2026-08-23
Sweep
Sweep AI
JetBrains plugin from Sweep AI with an agent, next-edit autocomplete on its own Tab model, inline editing and code review. The VS Code and Zed builds ship autocomplete only.
Free tier2026-08-23
Also available as a editor extension (11)
Products whose primary form is something else but ship one of these too.
Amp
Sourcegraph
Sourcegraph's terminal agent. Low, medium, high and ultra modes pick the model per task, subagents run in parallel, orbs run threads on remote machines.
Free tier2026-08-23
Claude Code
Anthropic
Anthropic's terminal agent. Reads the codebase, edits files and runs commands, with a VS Code and JetBrains extension and a web surface on the same engine.
From $20/mo2026-08-23
CodeRabbit
CodeRabbit
Reviews pull requests on GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps, with a CLI and a VS Code extension for pre-commit review. Public repositories are reviewed at no charge.
Free tier2026-08-23
Codex CLI
OpenAI
OpenAI's open source terminal agent. Signs in with a ChatGPT account and shares the plan's usage window, or bills an API key at token prices.
Free tier2026-08-23
Google Antigravity
Google's agentic development platform. A desktop app, a VS Code based IDE, a CLI and editor extensions share one harness. Free, with higher limits on Google AI Pro and Ultra.
Free tier2026-08-23
Kimi Code CLI
Moonshot AI
Moonshot AI's terminal agent for the Kimi models, a single binary with a VS Code extension. Logs in with a Kimi membership or a platform key, runs in Zed or JetBrains over ACP.
Free tier2026-08-23
Mistral Vibe
Mistral AI
Mistral's open source terminal agent on Devstral and Mistral Medium, with VS Code and JetBrains extensions and a web sandbox. Signs in with a Mistral account or an API key.
Free tier2026-08-24
OpenCode
Anomaly
Open source terminal coding agent from Anomaly, with a desktop app in beta and a VS Code extension. Works with any provider through your own keys, plus the hosted Zen and Go plans.
Free tier2026-08-23
Qoder
Alibaba
Alibaba's agentic IDE for macOS, Windows and Linux with a JetBrains plugin, a CLI and cloud agents. Quest runs multi agent tasks in a sandbox, with a phone app for approvals.
Free tier2026-08-23