Best Augment Code alternatives (2026)

What sets it apart fast multi-file agent edits with a credit pool matching the subscription price

Best for developers who want an agent-driven editor as their daily driver · Pricing model freemium; Pro $20, Pro+ $60, Ultra $200; Teams $40/user; Enterprise custom

Cursor is a standalone editor built on a VS Code fork, with an agent called Composer, inline edits, and Tab autocomplete. Since 2025 each paid plan includes a monthly credit pool equal to its price, and Auto mode routing is unlimited. Its maker, Anysphere, released Cursor in 2023 and crossed $2 billion in annualized revenue by 2026.

Sources cursor.com · en.wikipedia.org

What sets it apart Cascade agent with usage shared across Devin Cloud, CLI, and Review

Best for teams wanting an agent editor tied to Cognition's Devin products · Pricing model freemium; Pro $20, Max $200, Teams $40/user; quota-based usage

Windsurf is an agentic editor whose Cascade agent plans and edits across a whole codebase. Cognition, the maker of Devin, acquired it in July 2025 and rebranded the editor to Devin Desktop on June 2, 2026, keeping the same tool and plans. A free tier exists; Pro is $20 per month and Max is $200, with usage measured in daily and weekly quotas.

Sources devin.ai · docs.devin.ai

What sets it apart terminal-native agent running directly on Anthropic's Claude models

Best for developers who want an agent driven from the terminal · Pricing model included in Claude Pro $20 and Max $100+; or usage-based via the Anthropic API

Claude Code is Anthropic's command-line agent that reads, edits, and runs code across a repo, and it also ships as IDE extensions. It is included with the Claude Pro plan at $20 per month and the Max plan from $100, or billed per token through the Anthropic API. It runs on Claude models such as Sonnet and Opus.

Sources claude.com · docs.claude.com

What sets it apart cloud sandboxes that run many coding tasks in parallel

Best for teams already on ChatGPT plans wanting a parallel task agent · Pricing model bundled into ChatGPT plans (Plus $20, Pro $200); CLI open source; API pay-per-token

Codex is OpenAI's software-engineering agent that runs tasks in sandboxes and works in parallel; it ships as a CLI, a VS Code extension, a web app, and an iOS app. Access is bundled into ChatGPT plans rather than sold on its own, the CLI itself is open source, and the API is billed per token. It runs on GPT-5 family models tuned for coding.

Sources openai.com · help.openai.com

What sets it apart native Google Cloud integration with Gemini models across major IDEs

Best for teams on Google Cloud that want Gemini models inside their IDE · Pricing model no free individual tier since June 2026; Code Assist Standard $19 and Enterprise $45 per user

Gemini Code Assist brings Google's Gemini models into VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and Google Cloud, with chat, completions, and agent mode. On June 18, 2026 Google shut down the free individual tier and the free Gemini CLI path for personal accounts, moving those users to its new Antigravity IDE. Code Assist continues as a paid product, with Standard at $19 per user and Enterprise at $45.

Sources codeassist.google · developers.google.com

What sets it apart on-prem and air-gapped deployment with no code retention

Best for regulated teams needing self-hosted or air-gapped AI · Pricing model no free tier; Code Assistant $39 and Agentic Platform $59 per user, billed annually

Tabnine focuses on privacy and control, offering on-prem, VPC, and air-gapped deployment plus a choice of models. It retired its free tier in 2024 and now sells a Code Assistant plan at $39 per user and an Agentic Platform at $59, both billed annually. The tool traces back to the Deep TabNine autocompleter from 2018, later merged with Codota under the Tabnine brand.

Sources tabnine.com · en.wikipedia.org

What sets it apart agent, editor, hosting, and database in one browser workspace

Best for prototypers and non-experts building and hosting apps in the browser · Pricing model freemium; Core about $20/mo (annual, $25 monthly), Pro about $100; Enterprise custom; usage credits

Replit is a browser-based development platform whose Agent can build and deploy full apps from a prompt, with hosting, databases, and collaboration built in. The free Starter plan gives daily agent credits and one published project; Core is about $20 per month billed annually and Pro is about $100. It is aimed at fast prototyping and people who want to ship without local setup.

Sources replit.com