Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best AI Coding Assistants (2026)
The cheapest ai coding assistants is Amazon Q Developer at $0/mo. 6 offer a free tier (Amazon Q Developer, Cursor, GitHub Copilot). This page compares 8 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
8 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Amazon Q Developer at $0/mo (Free).
- Typical paid price: from $10/mo, median $20/mo, up to $39/mo — across 7 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Amazon Q Developer, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Replit, Windsurf (now Devin), JetBrains AI Assistant.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | AI Coding Assistant | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Q Developer | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | AWS-native development teams | aws.amazon.com |
| 2 | Cursor | $0/mo Hobby | Yes | — | Yes | Individual engineers wanting best-in-class autocomplete | cursor.com |
| 3 | GitHub Copilot | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Individual developers on GitHub ecosystem | github.com |
| 4 | Replit | $0/mo Starter | Yes | — | — | Non-technical founders and product managers building internal tools | replit.com |
| 5 | Windsurf (now Devin) | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Engineering teams wanting to parallelize repetitive dev work | devin.ai |
| 6 | JetBrains AI Assistant | $10/mo AI Pro | Yes | — | — | JetBrains IDE power users (Java/Kotlin, Python, Go, .NET, PHP, Ruby, Rust) | devtoolsreview.com |
| 7 | Tabnine | $39/mo Code Assistant Platform | No | — | Yes | Regulated industries requiring air-gapped or on-prem deployment | tabnine.com |
| 8 | Sourcegraph Cody | — | No | — | — | Large enterprises with multiple repositories needing cross-codebase AI context | quote-only |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest ai coding assistants?
Amazon Q Developer has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does ai coding assistants cost per month?
Across the 7 ai coding assistants with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $20/mo, ranging from $10/mo to $39/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 6 also offer a free tier. 1 are quote-only.
Which ai coding assistants have a free plan?
Amazon Q Developer, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Replit, Windsurf (now Devin), JetBrains AI Assistant offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Prices fetched from official vendor pricing pages via WebFetch on 2026-06-14. GitHub Copilot Business/Enterprise prices corroborated from GitHub Docs. Windsurf domain (windsurf.com) now permanently redirects to devin.ai (308); Codeium.com redirects to windsurf.com then to devin.ai — all Windsurf plans recorded from devin.ai/pricing. Tabnine does not publish a free plan on its pricing page; both plans are annual-only with no listed month-to-month rate. JetBrains AI Assistant official pricing pages returned 404 or rendered empty (JS-only); price recorded from third-party comparison aggregators (slashdot.org, sourceforge.net) showing $8.33/month — treat as approximate and flag in notes. Sourcegraph Cody individual/free plans were not found on sourcegraph.com/pricing as of this date; only Enterprise ($16K/year) is listed. Replit Core annual rate is $20/mo; month-to-month rate is $25/mo. Replit Pro annual rate is $95/mo; month-to-month is $100/mo. monthlyUsd set to annual-equivalent rate with notes for month-to-month rate where both are known. minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, overagePerCall are null on all plans (non-telephony product vertical).
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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