AI coding assistants complete code in the IDE, explain diffs and sketch tests. An AI coding assistant saves typing; review and architecture stay with your team. Below you can compare coding tools and agents with plans and limits.
Side-by-side comparisons
Two tools at a glance: prices, limits and sources from the catalog. Side by side, not a ranking.
Local-first spatial IDE for orchestrating multiple AI coding agents on a zoomable canvas with terminals, editor, and Git worktrees.
Free accessFree plan
Paid fromPro · $19One-time lifetime purchase; launch price $19, then $29 standard
Canvas-based orchestration of multiple AI coding agents (including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) with visual wires between terminals, editor, and browser
No subscription: one-time lifetime purchase instead of a monthly price
Kiro is AWS's agentic development platform that turns prompts into executable specifications and implements code using parallel AI agents with automated testing.
Free accessFree plan
Paid fromPro · 20 USD1,000 credits
AI code IDE based on Code OSS (open-source foundation of VS Code) with native AWS integration
Spec-driven development: AI generates requirements, design, and task documents from prompts
OpenAI's agentic coding tool (CLI, IDE extension, cloud agent), billed via ChatGPT plans or the API.
Free accessFree plan
Paid fromBusiness · 20 $ pro Nutzer und Monat bei jährlicher Zahlung (25 $ pro Nutzer und Monat bei monatlicher Zahlung; ab 2 Nutzern)SSO/MFA, no training on business data by default
Agentic coding via CLI, IDE extension, web/cloud, and iOS
GPT-6 Astra for demanding coding and repository tasks (rollout in progress)
Alphabetical order. This is not a quality ranking.
Comparison criteria
We compare free access, paid entry, plan limits, features and the listed official sources. Unsourced figures stay marked as not published.
Methodology
Only confirmed entries appear in the catalog. Prices, plans and limits come from listed official vendor pages. Missing figures stay marked as not published. Result lists are alphabetical by default and can be switched to Free access first; neither is a quality ranking. The vendor page always wins.
Is this a ranking?
No. Result lists are alphabetical by default and can be switched to Free access first. We do not award stars or a test winner.
Do you estimate missing prices?
No. Missing figures stay marked as not published. The current vendor page always wins.
How do you sort the tools?
Result lists are alphabetical by default and can be switched to Free access first. This is not a quality ranking.