GitHub Copilot alternatives

Looking past GitHub Copilot? Here are 8 alternatives, ranked by our fit score for the jobs GitHub Copilot is used for (coding). Prices come from each tool's own pricing page.

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In-editor code completion that most developers already trust.

From $10/user/mo (Pro) · Free tier available

  1. #1Cursor

    freemium

    Price not verified · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    AI-first code editor for building whole features by prompt.

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  2. #2Windsurf

    freemium

    From $20/mo (Pro) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    Agentic AI code editor; its pricing now sits on Devin's site.

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  3. #3ChatGPT

    freemium

    Price not verified · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    General-purpose assistant; the default starting point for most text tasks.

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  4. #4Claude

    freemium

    From £18/mo (£15/mo billed annually) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    Strong at long documents and careful writing.

    Visit Claude →
  5. #5Replit

    unknown

    Price not verified

    Strongest for: coding

    Browser-based IDE with an AI Agent that builds and hosts apps.

    Visit Replit →
  6. #6LangGraph

    freemium

    From $39/seat/mo (LangSmith Plus) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    Open-source library for controllable, stateful agents in Python/JS.

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  7. #7CrewAI

    freemium

    From Enterprise: custom (Basic is free) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    Framework and studio for multi-agent 'crews' that work together.

    Visit CrewAI →
  8. #8OpenAI Agents SDK

    unknown

    Price not verified

    Strongest for: coding

    OpenAI's code-first agent framework; recommended successor to Agent Builder.

    Visit OpenAI Agents SDK →

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