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Free AI coding assistants — Updated October 2026

6 AI coding tools you can start free.

1. GitHub Copilot — Copilot Free with code completions and chat. Limits: 2,000 completions and 50 chat requests per month. Source
2. Cursor — Free plan ($0) with the Cursor agent. Limits: Limited agent and chat requests; cloud agents and third-party models need a paid plan. Source
3. Windsurf — Free plan: unlimited Tab completions and inline edits, light agent quota. Limits: Limited model availability. Source
4. Amazon Q Developer — Free tier: limited agentic requests/month, latest Claude models, in the IDE or CLI. Limits: Pro ($19/user/mo) raises agentic and app-transformation limits. Source
5. Replit — Starter plan with limited AI and public apps. Limits: Limited Agent usage and compute. Source · Unverified
6. Gemini API — Free tier of the Gemini Developer API with free input and output tokens on eligible Flash models. Limits: Lower rate limits than Paid; content may be used to improve Google products; some models (e.g. flagship Pro / Argon) not available on Free. Source

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