The best Claude Code alternatives in 2026

OpenAI Codex

Best forDevelopers who want parallel, asynchronous tasks and pull requests back, bundled with ChatGPT

OpenAI's coding agent across ChatGPT, CLI, IDE extension, desktop app and cloud

Free plan · paid from $8/month

Our OpenAI Codex verdict →Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex

GitHub Copilot

Best forDevelopers and teams on GitHub who want AI in the IDE they already use, at the lowest entry price

GitHub's AI pair programmer and coding agent for IDEs, the CLI and github.com

Has that Claude Code doesn't: Inline code completion as you type · Choice of AI models from more than one vendor

Free plan · paid from $10/month

Our GitHub Copilot verdict →Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Best forIDE-first developers who want AI in every keystroke and the freedom to switch models

AI-native code editor with local, cloud and CLI coding agents and multi-model choice

Has that Claude Code doesn't: Inline code completion as you type · Choice of AI models from more than one vendor

Free plan · paid from $20/month

Our Cursor verdict →Claude Code vs Cursor

Amp

Best forExperienced developers and teams running many parallel, long-running agents

Coding agent that keeps working in cloud machines, from web, Mac, iOS or terminal

Has that Claude Code doesn't: Choice of AI models from more than one vendor · Use your own API keys, local models or self-hosted deployment

Free plan · paid from $20/month

Our Amp verdict →

Cline

Best forDevelopers who want an open-source, model-agnostic agent and control over their AI spend

Open-source coding agent for VS Code, terminal and desktop, with any AI model

Has that Claude Code doesn't: Choice of AI models from more than one vendor · Use your own API keys, local models or self-hosted deployment

Free

Our Cline verdict →

Devin (Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf)

Best forTeams that want to hand whole tickets to an autonomous agent while keeping a local IDE

Autonomous AI software engineer, with a cloud agent, desktop IDE and CLI

Has that Claude Code doesn't: Inline code completion as you type

Free plan · paid from $20/month

Our Devin (Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf) verdict →

JetBrains AI (Junie)

Best forDevelopers in IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm and other JetBrains IDEs who want a deeply integrated agent

JetBrains' AI coding agent and assistant, built into its IDEs and a CLI

Has that Claude Code doesn't: Inline code completion as you type · Choice of AI models from more than one vendor

Free plan · paid from $10/month

Our JetBrains AI (Junie) verdict →

Zed

Best forDevelopers who want a very fast native editor with optional, model-agnostic AI

Fast, open-source code editor with a built-in AI agent and edit predictions

Has that Claude Code doesn't: Inline code completion as you type · Choice of AI models from more than one vendor

Free plan · paid from $10/month

Our Zed verdict →

Replit Agent

Best forNon-engineers and indie builders who want a prototype or internal tool from a prompt to a live URL

Browser-based AI agent that builds, tests and deploys full-stack apps

Free plan · paid from $20/month

Our Replit Agent verdict →

Gemini Code Assist

Best forTeams standardised on Google Cloud who want a managed, enterprise-licensed assistant

Google's AI coding assistant for teams, in VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and GitHub

Has that Claude Code doesn't: Inline code completion as you type

From $19/user/month

Our Gemini Code Assist verdict →