Best AI Coding Assistants in 2026
Updated
103 AI coding assistants ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
103ranked
6free plans on this page
$1/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
AI Coding Assistants, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 51 SHAI API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 52 aiXcoder API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 53 CodeBuddy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 54 Forge API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 55 Factory Droid API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9$20/mo
- 56 Qoder CN API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9CNY 59/mo
- 57 agentty API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9
- 58 OpenADE API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 59 CodingBuddy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8
- 60 Codebolt API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8
- 61 CodeMate AI API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8$1/mo
- 62 rubberduck API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8$30/mo
- 63 jcode API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8$10/mo
- 64 Firebender API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.7
- 65 camelCode API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.7$10/mo
- 66 Agent Code API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 67 Pragma API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 68 Code Assistant API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 69 muxd API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 70 dcode API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 71 Pier API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6$5/mo
- 72 Ellipsis API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.6Free
- 73 Visual Studio API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.6Free
- 74 Emdash API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 75 Bandit Stealth API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Code completion | Chat assistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | SHAI | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 52 | aiXcoder | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 53 | CodeBuddy | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 54 | Forge | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 55 | Factory Droid | 5.9 | No | $20/mo | No | — | — | Yes |
| 56 | Qoder CN | 5.9 | No | CNY 59/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 57 | agentty | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 58 | OpenADE | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 59 | CodingBuddy | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 60 | Codebolt | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 61 | CodeMate AI | 5.8 | No | $1/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 62 | rubberduck | 5.8 | Free plan | $30/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 63 | jcode | 5.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 64 | Firebender | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 65 | camelCode | 5.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 66 | Agent Code | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 67 | Pragma | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 68 | Code Assistant | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 69 | muxd | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 70 | dcode | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 71 | Pier | 5.6 | No | $5/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 72 | Ellipsis | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 73 | Visual Studio | 5.6 | Free plan | — | Yes | $45/user/mo | — | — |
| 74 | Emdash | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 75 | Bandit Stealth | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
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