# AI coding tools

A guide to notable AI tools for writing, reviewing, and shipping code, grouped by how they fit into a workflow.

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## IDE assistants and autocomplete

- [GitHub Copilot](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/github-copilot/) (GitHub (Microsoft)) — Coding & Developer Tools, Freemium, launched 2022-06. AI pair programmer integrated into popular editors, offering code completion, chat, and agent features.
- [Tabnine](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/tabnine/) (Tabnine) — Coding & Developer Tools, Freemium, launched 2019-07. AI code completion assistant that suggests code across many editors, with privacy-focused and self-hosted options.
- [JetBrains AI Assistant](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/jetbrains-ai/) (JetBrains) — Coding & Developer Tools, Freemium, launched 2023-12. AI assistant integrated across JetBrains IDEs for code completion, chat, and refactoring.

## AI-native editors

- [Cursor](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/cursor/) (Anysphere) — Coding & Developer Tools, Freemium, launched 2023-03. AI-powered code editor that provides autocompletion, chat, and codebase-aware edits for software development.
- [Windsurf](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/windsurf/) (Cognition) — Coding & Developer Tools, Freemium, launched 2024-11. Agentic AI code editor (formerly Codeium) with an autonomous 'Cascade' workflow for multi-step coding tasks.
- [Kiro](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/kiro/) (Amazon Web Services) — Coding & Developer Tools, Freemium, launched 2025-07. Agentic IDE from AWS that turns prompts into executable specs and coordinates AI agents from prototype to production.
- [Google Antigravity](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/antigravity/) (Google) — Coding & Developer Tools, Free, launched 2025-11. Agent-first development environment from Google where Gemini-powered agents plan, write, and verify code across editor, terminal, and browser.
- [Qoder](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/qoder/) (Alibaba) — Coding & Developer Tools, Freemium, launched 2025-08. Agentic coding platform from Alibaba with an AI IDE and CLI that handle repository-wide context, delegated tasks, and code review.

## Agentic and command-line tools

- [Claude Code](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/claude-code/) (Anthropic) — Coding & Developer Tools, Paid, launched 2025-02. Anthropic's agentic coding tool that works in the terminal, editing files, running commands, and completing tasks across a codebase.
- [Codex](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/openai-codex/) (OpenAI) — Coding & Developer Tools, Paid, launched 2025-05. OpenAI's software engineering agent that writes features, fixes bugs, and proposes pull requests from cloud sandboxes or the terminal.
- [Gemini CLI](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/gemini-cli/) (Google) — Coding & Developer Tools, Open (open weights/source), launched 2025-06. Google's open-source terminal agent that brings Gemini models to the command line for coding, research, and task automation.
- [Muse Code](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/muse-code/) (Meta) — Coding & Developer Tools, Paid, launched 2026-08. Meta's terminal-native coding agent, now generally available, that plans, edits, and coordinates multi-agent engineering work with Muse Spark models.
- [Amp](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/amp/) (Sourcegraph) — Coding & Developer Tools, Paid, launched 2025-07. Agentic coding tool from Sourcegraph that runs locally or in remote orbs, writing and shipping code from the terminal, editors, web, and phone.
- [goose](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/goose/) (Block / Agentic AI Foundation) — Agents & Automation, Open (open weights/source), launched 2025-01. Open-source, extensible AI agent from Block that runs on your machine as a desktop app, CLI, and API, using any LLM and MCP extensions.
- [Factory](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/factory/) (Factory AI) — Coding & Developer Tools, Paid, launched 2023. Agent-native software development platform from Factory AI that uses Droids to plan, write, test, and ship code across the software lifecycle.
- [Aider](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/aider/) (Aider) — Coding & Developer Tools, Open (open weights/source), launched 2023. Open-source command-line tool for AI pair programming that edits code in your local git repository.
- [Cline](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/cline/) (Cline) — Coding & Developer Tools, Open (open weights/source), launched 2024. Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code that can edit files, run commands, and use the browser with your approval.
- [Devin](https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/devin/) (Cognition AI) — Coding & Developer Tools, Paid, launched 2024-03. Autonomous AI software engineer that plans and completes end-to-end development tasks in its own sandboxed workspace.

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Data from the [Global AI Product Index](https://globalaiproductindex.com/), licensed CC BY 4.0.