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87 Claude Code ships inside every paid Claude plan, so you get a coding agent without a separate bill.
🆓 Top free option
Free tier · Pro $17/mo billed annually
Claude Code is included in every paid planContext windows up to 1M tokens on supported modelsFree plan with web search, files and ArtifactsChat and Claude Code draw from one usage pool, so heavy coding eats chat limitsThe Fable model is billed from usage credits on Pro
Score breakdown and plans
Free $0Pro $17/mo annual ($20 monthly)Max $100/moUltra $200/mo
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86 An AI editor with agents, cloud agents and code review, with third-party models at API price.
Free tier · paid from $8/mo
Agent, cloud agents and AI code review under one subscriptionFree tier to try before payingThird-party model usage is billed separately on top of the plan
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- Agent, cloud agents and AI code review under one subscription
- Free tier to try before paying
- Third-party models available at API list price
- Third-party model usage is billed separately on top of the plan
- The cheapest paid tier ($8) only includes Grok models
Price source: official pricing page
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85 Bundled with paid ChatGPT plans from $20, with web, CLI, IDE and iOS access; Free and Go get only a limited trial.
Included with ChatGPT · Plus $20/mo
No separate subscription if you already pay for ChatGPTWorks in CLI, IDE extension, web and desktop appUsage draws from one allowance shared with ChatGPT Work
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- No separate subscription if you already pay for ChatGPT
- Works in CLI, IDE extension, web and desktop app
- API-key mode for CI
- Usage draws from one allowance shared with ChatGPT Work
- Free and Go only get limited trial access, without cloud features
- Model lineup changes fast: GPT-5.5 was retired from Codex with ChatGPT sign-in on Oct 14, 2026 (API-key use unaffected)
Price source: official pricing page
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84 Paid plans from $10 a month, and it works in many popular editors.
💰 Good value
Free tier · Pro $10/mo
Paid plans start at $10 a monthAvailable in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, Vim, Neovim, Zed and EclipseAgent and chat usage is metered in AI credits
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- Paid plans start at $10 a month
- Available in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, Vim, Neovim, Zed and Eclipse
- Unlimited code completions on paid plans
- Agent and chat usage is metered in AI credits
- Premium models are limited to Pro+ and Max
- Free plan is capped at 2,000 completions a month
Price source: official pricing page
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78 Lets non-coders describe an app and get a live site; credits run out quickly.
🌱 Beginner-friendly
Free tier · Pro from $25/mo
Describe an app in plain words and get a live site, without writing codeYou own the code you generateCredit-metered: hosting and in-app AI draw from the same balance
More pros, cons and scores
- Describe an app in plain words and get a live site, without writing code
- You own the code you generate
- Unlimited team members per workspace
- Credit-metered: hosting and in-app AI draw from the same balance
- Free plan is capped at 30 build credits a month
Price source: official docs
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