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The best Claude Code alternatives

Anthropic's agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop, web or phone. If it is not working for you, here are 8 apps that do the same job, closest match first.

Built from official pricing pages and app store listings, prices checked 2026-11-01. Not paid to be here.

At a glance

AppPricePlatformsPick it if
Claude Code (the app you have)Included in Claude Pro, Max, Ultra, Team Standard and PremiumEverywhere-
CursorFree $0/monthMac, Windows, Linux, Web, iPhoneyou want a free plan to start
GitHub CopilotFree $0Mac, Windows, Linux, Webyou want a free plan to start
OpenAI CodexIncluded with ChatGPT plans: limited on Free and GoWeb, Mac, Windows, Linuxyou want a free plan to start
Windsurf (Devin Desktop)Free $0Appleyou want a free plan to start
ReplitFree ModeWeb, iPhoneyou want a free plan to start
Visual Studio CodeFree and open sourceMac, Windows, Linux, Webyou want it free
WarpFree $0/monthMac, Linux, Windowsyou want a free plan to start
ZedPersonal $0 foreverMac, Linux, Windowsyou want a free plan to start
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Cursor

Free $0/month; Plus $8/month; Premium $30/month; Super $100/month; Ultra $200/month
Cursor screenshot from the App Store

AI coding agent and editor from Anysphere that builds, tests and reviews code, with cloud agents, a CLI and a mobile app.

Pick it if you want a free plan to start.

Free planMacWindowsLinuxWebiPhone
2

GitHub Copilot

Free $0; Pro $10/month; Pro+ $39/month; Max $100/month

GitHub's AI pair programmer and coding agent with completions, chat and agent mode in VS Code, JetBrains, GitHub and more.

Pick it if you want a free plan to start and you are a student.

Free planMacWindowsLinuxWeb
3

OpenAI Codex

Included with ChatGPT plans: limited on Free and Go; included on Plus; expanded on Pro

OpenAI's coding agent that builds features, refactors and opens PRs from ChatGPT, an IDE extension or the Codex CLI.

Pick it if you want a free plan to start.

Free planWebMacWindowsLinux
4

Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

Free $0; Pro $20/month; Max $200/month; Teams $80/month plus $40/month per full dev seat

Cognition's AI code editor, now renamed Devin Desktop, for running local and cloud coding agents with Tab autocomplete.

Pick it if you want a free plan to start.

Free planMac
5

Replit

Free Mode; Core $20/month; Pro $100/month; Enterprise custom
Replit screenshot from the App Store

Browser-based AI app builder: its Agent writes and deploys apps from plain-language prompts, with hosting, database and auth.

Pick it if you want a free plan to start, you are a student and you are just starting out.

Free planWebiPhone
6

Visual Studio Code

Free and open source; agents can be used free with a GitHub account

Microsoft's free, open-source code editor with AI agents, a huge extension marketplace, built-in Git, terminal and debugger.

Pick it if you want it free and you want open source.

FreeMacWindowsLinuxWeb
7

Warp

Free $0/month; Build $20/month; Max $200/month; Business $50/user/month; Enterprise custom

Modern terminal with built-in coding agents, plus Warp Factories for running fleets of cloud agents.

Pick it if you want a free plan to start.

Free planMacLinuxWindows
8

Zed

Personal $0 forever; Pro $10/month after a free trial; Business $30/seat/month

Fast open-source code editor written in Rust, with parallel AI agents, edit prediction, real-time collaboration and Vim mode.

Pick it if you want a free plan to start and you want open source.

Free planMacLinuxWindows

We matched these apps to Claude Code by what they are for, who they suit and where they run, using our research on each app's official website and app store listing. We have not tested them hands-on for this page. Check the price on each app's own site before you buy.

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