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6 coding tools in the same lane as Continue, ranked by editorial score.
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OpenCode
Coding · Multi-model (Claude, GPT, Gemini, local models, 75+ providers)
7.0
Open-source AI coding agent that runs in your terminal, IDE, or desktop and talks to 75+ LLM providers.
Freemium· Free and open source; optional paid Zen service for curated coding modelsai-pair-programmingterminal-coding-agent
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Kilo Code
Coding · Multi-model (500+ via BYO keys or routing)
7.2
Open-source agentic coding assistant for VS Code, JetBrains, and the terminal with bring-your-own-key routing across 500+ models.
Freemium· Free & Open Source: Free · Teams: $15/user/month · Enterprise: Custom · Kilo Pass: $19/mo · Kilo Pass: $19/moai-pair-programmingcode-review
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Cline
Coding · Model-agnostic: Claude (Anthropic), GPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), DeepSeek, Grok, Mistral, Cerebras, plus local Ollama/LM Studio
8.7
Open-source agentic coding assistant that plans, edits, and runs code inside your IDE
Freemium· ClinePass: $9.99/monthMulti-file feature scaffoldingLarge-scale refactors
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GoCodeo
Coding · Multi-model (Claude 3.5/3.7, Gemini 2.5 Pro, GPT-4o, o3-mini, DeepSeek-R1)
6.9
VS Code agent that builds, tests, and debugs full-stack apps across 25+ frameworks with multiple frontier LLMs.
Freemium· Hobby: Free · Starter: US $9/ month · Pro: US $19/ monthcode-generationtest-generation
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GitHub Copilot
FeaturedCoding · GPT / Claude / OpenAI o-series (configurable)
9.1
The original AI pair programmer, now with chat and agents.
Paid· Free: $0 · Pro: $10 · Pro+: $39 · Max: $100autocompletechat
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OpenClaude
Coding · Model-agnostic — routes to OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, Codex, Ollama, LM Studio, GitHub Models, DeepSeek and 200+ others
Open-source, model-agnostic terminal coding agent
Free· Free and open source; you pay only for whichever underlying model API you configure (or $0 with local Ollama / LM Studio).Terminal-based pair programmingAutomated refactors across a repository