Free AI coding agents with a free plan (2026)
Commercial AI coding agents, editors and CLIs with a free plan or free tier, so you can try them without paying. Open-source coding agents have their own list. Here are all 24 from the AgentScout directory.
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How we picked and ranked: tools are matched by category, the pricing each maker states and what each tool says it does. They are ranked by GitHub stars as recorded on each listing (link checks 2026-10-21); tools without a tracked repo follow, by listing maturity. No paid placements.
1. Cursor
AI code editor with an agent mode and background agents.
Pricing (as stated): Free tier + paid plans · Mature
2. React Doctor
Checker that catches bad React patterns written by coding agents and reports issues to fix.
Pricing (as stated): Free CLI (Modified MIT License) · Mature
3. Qodo
AI code review and testing agents that work in the IDE, the terminal and pull requests to catch issues before merge.
Pricing (as stated): Freemium · Mature
4. 21st Magic MCP
MCP server from 21st.dev that lets Cursor, Claude Code and Windsurf search and generate React and Tailwind UI components inside the editor.
Pricing (as stated): MCP code open source (ISC); 21st plans Builder $6/mo, Builder + AI $15/mo, Team $7.50/seat/mo (billed yearly) · Mature
5. FuXi
A terminal AI coding agent that edits code, runs commands and works across 30+ model families, with parallel multi-provider inference and cost-aware model routing.
Pricing (as stated): Free Hobby plan with $15 usage credit; paid plans coming soon · Active
6. Reticle
Verification layer for AI coding agents: a dev-only SDK inside your web or desktop app lets the agent drive real flows and read network calls, app state and console, then returns a pass, fail or cannot-tell verdict with the file and line to fix; saved flows replay without an AI model and can gate CI.
Pricing (as stated): Embeddable SDK packages are Apache-2.0; the server, init and test packages are FSL-1.1-ALv2 (free for internal use, Apache-2.0 after two years); the hosted platform at app.reticle.sh is free to start with no credit card; enterprise features need a paid licence (price not listed publicly) · Active
7. Vicoa
Vicoa is an agent-native IDE for running Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and 40+ other coding agents in parallel, each on its own git worktree, from desktop, web or phone, with notifications when an agent needs you.
Pricing (as stated): Free $0 (1 remote machine, 10 automations); Pro $12/user/mo ($9 billed yearly); Enterprise custom; source AGPL-3.0 · Active
8. Roomote
Cloud coding agent from the Roo Code team that runs your real dev environment, verifies its work, reviews code with a second model and hands back PRs with live previews; works from Slack, Teams, GitHub and Linear, self-hosted or on its cloud.
Pricing (as stated): Self-host free up to 10 users; Roomote Cloud from $49/mo after a 7-day trial; bring your own model key · Active
9. Coddo
Desktop app that puts a visual interface and voice input on top of terminal coding agents.
Pricing (as stated): Freemium · Active
10. Orke
BOMTOBE's free desktop workspace for Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents: terminal sessions, an in-app browser the agent can use, a Git review window and scheduled AI employees.
Pricing (as stated): Free (Microsoft Store lists it as Free); Claude Code, Codex and other AI accounts are set up separately · Active
11. Devin
codingFreemiumCognition's autonomous software engineer that takes tickets and opens PRs.
Pricing (as stated): Free plan; Pro $20/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams $80/mo + $40/seat · Mature
12. GitHub Copilot
codingFreemiumAI pair programmer with a coding agent that works from issues.
Pricing (as stated): Free tier + paid plans · Mature
13. Windsurf
codingFreemiumAI IDE with the Cascade agent, now rebranded as Devin Desktop after Cognition acquired Windsurf (windsurf.com redirects there).
Pricing (as stated): Free; Pro $20/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams plans (as Devin Desktop) · Mature
14. BackAnt Kairos
codingFreeBackant's Kairos, an autonomous developer that runs Claude Code against your repository.
Pricing (as stated): Free; uses your existing Claude Code or other coding-agent subscription · Active
15. Cobalt
codingFreemiumCloud harness for coding agents that runs every task in its own environment and automates work with loops.
Pricing (as stated): Free (200 credits/mo); Plus $30/workspace/mo; Pro $100/workspace/mo; Enterprise custom · Active
16. CodeRabbit
codingFreemiumAI code review for pull requests, with PR triage, change explanations and continuous security monitoring.
Pricing (as stated): Freemium · Active
17. Conductor
codingFreemiumRuns a team of coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex in isolated cloud sandboxes, with Mac and iPhone apps to review and merge their work.
Pricing (as stated): Free; Pro $50/mo; Teams $60/user/mo · Active
18. cubic
codingFreemiumAI code review that catches bugs in complex codebases on every pull request.
Pricing (as stated): Starter free (20 PR reviews/mo); Team $40/dev/mo; Pro $99/dev/mo; Max $200/dev/mo (monthly); free for open source · Active
19. Cypress Cloud MCP
codingFreemiumCypress's MCP server that brings Cypress Cloud test results and accessibility reports into AI coding workflows.
Pricing (as stated): Requires Cypress Cloud: Starter free; Team from $67/mo; Business from $267/mo; Enterprise custom · Active
20. Dosu
codingFreemiumKnowledge infrastructure that keeps docs, specs and agent memory current with your code for teams and coding agents.
Pricing (as stated): Freemium · Active
21. Greptile
codingFreemiumAI code reviewer that reads your whole codebase to review pull requests and catch bugs before merge.
Pricing (as stated): Starter free (1 developer); Pro $30/seat/mo; Enterprise custom · Active
22. Jules
codingFreemiumGoogle's asynchronous coding agent that works on your GitHub repo in a cloud VM and comes back with a tested pull request.
Pricing (as stated): Freemium · Active
23. Momentic
codingFreemiumAI testing platform with an AI QA agent that runs and maintains plain-English tests and reports bugs with repro steps.
Pricing (as stated): Free forever; Pay-as-you-go $125/mo + usage; Enterprise custom · Active
24. Runcell
codingFreemiumAI agent for Jupyter notebooks that writes and runs code cells.
Pricing (as stated): Freemium · Active
FAQ
What are the best free AI coding agents?
Ranked by tracked GitHub stars, the top free AI coding agents in our directory are Cursor, React Doctor, Qodo, 21st Magic MCP, FuXi. Stars measure popularity, not fit, so compare a few against your own task.
How many free AI coding agents does AgentScout list?
24 tools match. This page shows the top 24. Pricing mix on this page: Freemium (19), Free (3), Source-available (1), Source-available + cloud (1).
Are these tools really free?
Pricing is what each maker states on their site. Open-source tools are free to self-host but may need a paid model API key or offer paid cloud plans; freemium tools have a free plan with limits. Check each official site.
Where can I see every tool for writing code?
Our task page lists all 391 tools we match to writing code.
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Facts come from our directory listings; pricing is as each maker states it and can change. Check official sites before you choose.