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Free AI Coding Tools

AI coding tools you can start using without paying: open-source agents plus generous free tiers. Free tiers change often, so double-check limits on each site.

Our picks (13)

freemium

Cursor

AI Code Editors & Agents

AI-first code editor with agent mode, built on VS Code.

#editor#agent
freemium

GitHub Copilot

AI Code Editors & Agents

AI pair programmer and coding agent across VS Code, JetBrains, CLI. Now offers Gemini 4 Argon.

#editor#agent#github
freemium

Windsurf

AI Code Editors & Agents

Agentic IDE with the Cascade agent.

#editor#agent
free

Aider

AI Code Editors & Agents

Open-source AI pair programming in your terminal (bring your own API key).

#cli#open-source
free

Cline

AI Code Editors & Agents

Open-source autonomous coding agent extension for VS Code.

#vscode#open-source
freemium

Lovable

App Builders (No-Code)

Describe an app in chat and get a full-stack web app.

#no-code#full-stack
freemium

Bolt.new

App Builders (No-Code)

Prompt, run, edit and deploy full-stack apps in the browser.

#no-code#browser
freemium

v0

App Builders (No-Code)

Vercel's generative UI and app builder (React/Next.js).

#react#ui
freemium

Replit

App Builders (No-Code)

Browser IDE with Replit Agent that builds and hosts apps.

#agent#hosting
freemium

LangChain

Agent Frameworks

Framework (and LangGraph) for building LLM apps and agents.

#framework
freemium

CrewAI

Agent Frameworks

Framework for orchestrating multi-agent teams.

#multi-agent
freemium

n8n

Agent Frameworks

Workflow automation with AI agent nodes; self-hostable.

#automation
free

Vercel AI SDK

Agent Frameworks

TypeScript toolkit for AI apps and agents.

#typescript#open-source

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FAQ

Is there a completely free AI coding assistant?

Open-source tools like Aider and Cline are free, though you still pay for whichever model API you connect, or you can run local models with Ollama.

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