AI Coding Agent Index: 15 Source-Checked Tools
Direct answer: use this index to narrow the market by control surface and operating constraints before reading a recommendation page. It deliberately does not declare one universal best tool.
| Tool | Surface | Execution | Open source | BYOK | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | ide, extension, cloud-agent, code-review | local + cloud | false | unknown | $0/month |
| Cursor | ide, cloud-agent, code-review | local + cloud | false | partial | $0/month |
| Claude Code | cli, extension, cloud-agent | local + cloud | false | partial | $20/month |
| Codex | cli, extension, cloud-agent | local + cloud | partial | partial | $0/month |
| Gemini CLI | cli | local | true | true | $0 |
| Devin | ide, cli, cloud-agent, code-review | local + cloud | false | unknown | $0/month |
| Windsurf | ide | local | false | unknown | $0/month |
| v0 | app-builder | cloud | false | false | $0/month |
| Lovable | app-builder | cloud | false | false | $0/month |
| Bolt.new | app-builder | cloud | false | false | $0/month |
| Coderabbit | extension, cli, code-review | local + cloud | false | false | $0/month |
| Greptile | cli, code-review | cloud | false | false | $0/month |
| Graphite | extension, cli, code-review | local + cloud | false | false | $0/month |
| Aider | cli | local | true | true | [待核实] |
| Cline | ide, extension, cli | local | partial | true | [待核实] |
Methodology and evidence
Limitations
The matrix records first-party availability, packaging, and documented capabilities. It does not establish comparative performance.
Sources and evidence
Sources
- GitHub Copilot official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Current Copilot plans, free availability, and plan packaging.
- GitHub Copilot official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
The 2026 migration to GitHub AI Credits.
- Cursor official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Current plans, prices, and named product surfaces.
- Cursor official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Privacy Mode and team privacy controls.
- Claude Code official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Claude Code surfaces and documented capabilities.
- Claude Code official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Plans that explicitly include Claude Code and their current list prices.
- Codex official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Codex plan availability, surfaces, and API-key packaging.
- Codex official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Public source and license for the Codex CLI component.
- Gemini CLI official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Free, subscription, and pay-as-you-go access paths and quotas.
- Gemini CLI official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
CLI surface, API-key support, public source, and license.
- Devin official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Current plans, prices, usage packaging, and model-provider categories.
- Devin official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Local CLI, cloud handoff, review, and agent capabilities.
- Windsurf official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
The current redirect from Windsurf pricing to Devin pricing.
- Windsurf official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
The current redirect from Windsurf documentation to Devin Desktop.
- v0 official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Current plans, plan sunset, credits, and usage rules.
- v0 official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
v0 product and deployment integration.
- Lovable official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Free availability, credit mechanics, and plan-level grants.
- Lovable official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Cloud hosting and usage-based Cloud and AI costs.
- Bolt.new official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Current plans, token allowances, prices, and hosting inclusion.
- Bolt.new official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Free and paid hosting capacity and overage behavior.
- Coderabbit official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Current plans, prices, surfaces, and rate-limit structure.
- Coderabbit official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
CLI capabilities and usage-based add-on billing.
- Greptile official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Current plans, prices, credit rules, and code-review surfaces.
- Graphite official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Current plans, prices, CLI, VS Code, MCP, and AI-review packaging.
- Aider official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Terminal surface, installation, and provider API-key examples.
- Aider official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Public source and license.
- Cline official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Open-source scope, surfaces, BYOK providers, MCP, and agent capabilities.
- Cline official sourceChecked 2026-07-13High volatility
Cline Provider credits, direct-provider billing, and free/local options.
Evidence
- Decision matrixChecked 2026-07-13
The matrix records first-party availability, packaging, and documented capabilities. It does not establish comparative performance.
Methodology