Trae alternatives
6 coding tools in the same lane as Trae, ranked by editorial score.
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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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Codeium
Coding · Proprietary + frontier models in Windsurf
8.3
Free, fast AI autocomplete + chat across 70+ editors.
Freemium· Free; Pro $15/mo; Teams $35/moautocompletechat
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Cursor
FeaturedCoding · Claude / GPT (configurable)
9.5
AI-first VS Code fork — chat, edit, and agentic coding in one IDE.
Freemium· Hobby: Free · Individual: $20 / mo. · Teams: $40 / user / mo. · Enterprise: Customcodingrefactors
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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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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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Coding · BYO (any OpenAI-compatible API + Ollama for local)
7.9
Open-source, self-hostable VS Code/JetBrains AI assistant.
Free· Free / open-source; you pay model costsself-hostedopen source