Best free AI coding assistants 2026: 9 with a free plan

AI coding assistants from our ranking that offer a free plan, in Score order. Free plans usually limit requests or models — the facts of each tool show what you get.

Best AI Coding Assistants 2026: Independent Ranking

  1. 1

    JetBrains AI

    85/100
    Code not used for training by default
    Yes
    Free plan
    Yes
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $10.00
    • Code and prompts are not used for training without your consent
    • Free plan available
    • The agent edits several files and runs commands on its own
    • You can keep your code out of model training
  2. 2

    GitHub Copilot

    77/100
    Code not used for training by default
    No
    Free plan
    Yes
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $10.00
    • Free plan available
    • Works in many IDEs and editors
    • The agent edits several files and runs commands on its own
    • You can keep your code out of model training
  3. 3

    Zed

    75/100
    Code not used for training by default
    Yes
    Free plan
    Yes
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $10.00
    • Code and prompts are not used for training without your consent
    • Free plan available
    • The agent edits several files and runs commands on its own
    • You can keep your code out of model training
  4. 4

    Amp

    71/100
    Code not used for training by default
    Yes
    Free plan
    Yes
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $20.00
    • Code and prompts are not used for training without your consent
    • Free plan available
    • The agent edits several files and runs commands on its own
    • You can keep your code out of model training
  5. 5

    Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

    69/100
    Code not used for training by default
    No
    Free plan
    Yes
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $20.00
    • Free plan available
    • The agent edits several files and runs commands on its own
    • You can keep your code out of model training
    • Can be deployed on your own infrastructure
  6. 8

    Cursor

    64/100
    Code not used for training by default
    Not verified
    Free plan
    Yes
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $8.00
    • Affordable paid plan
    • Free plan available
    • The agent edits several files and runs commands on its own
    • You can keep your code out of model training
  7. 9

    Google Antigravity

    60/100
    Code not used for training by default
    No
    Free plan
    Yes
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $19.99
    • Free plan available
    • Works in many IDEs and editors
    • The agent edits several files and runs commands on its own
    • You can keep your code out of model training
  8. 11

    Kiro (AWS)

    56/100
    Code not used for training by default
    No
    Free plan
    Yes
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $20.00
    • Free plan available
    • The agent edits several files and runs commands on its own
    • You can keep your code out of model training
    • Openly names the models it runs on
  9. 12

    Replit Agent

    40/100
    Code not used for training by default
    No
    Free plan
    Yes
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $20.00
    • Free plan available
    • The agent edits several files and runs commands on its own
    • Openly names the models it runs on
    • Security independently certified (SOC 2 / ISO 27001)