Side-by-side comparison of direct AI coding providers, aggregators, and IDE tool bundles — with tiered pricing, model access, and unique differentiators.
| BRAND | LITE / ENTRY | PRO / STANDARD | PLUS / MAX | SCALE / ULTRA | MODELS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gemini |
Free$0/moGemini app, Flash/Pro access, image gen, Deep Research, Canvas, Gems. 50 daily AI credits |
AI Plus$7.99/moEnhanced 3.1 Pro, Deep Research, 200 AI credits/mo, 200 GB storage, Gemini in Gmail/Chrome |
AI Pro$19.99/moHigher 3.1 Pro access, 1,000 AI credits/mo, 5 TB storage, Jules agent, Antigravity IDE |
AI UltraFrom $99.99/mo5x–20x Pro usage. Deep Think, Gemini Spark, 10K–25K Flow credits, Project Genie |
Deep Research, Canvas, Gems, Antigravity | |
Mistral AI |
Free$0/moVibe — SOTA models, 500 memories, image gen, projects, 40+ connectors |
Pro$14.99/moStudents $5.99/mo. Higher limits, Mistral Vibe coding, 15 GB storage, 1,000 projects |
Team$24.99/moPer user. 30 GB storage/user, domain verify, data export, collaboration |
——No higher tier |
European provider, GDPR-native | |
Xiaomi MiMo |
Lite$6/mo4.1B credits. All 8 models incl. MiMo-V2.5-Pro. Works with OpenClaw, Claude Code, OpenCode, KiloCode. 20% off-peak |
Standard$16/mo11B credits. 2.7× Lite. All 8 models. Free TTS (limited time) |
Pro$50/mo38B credits. 9.3× Lite. 1M context. 20% off-peak 16:00–24:00 UTC |
Max$100/mo82B credits. 20× Lite. All models included |
1M context on Pro/Max. 20% off-peak (16:00–24:00 UTC) | |
StepFun |
Flash Mini$6.99/mo~1,500 req/5h. Multi-device login. Concurrent agents |
Flash Plus$9.99/mo~6,000 req/5h. Priority API. 4× Flash Mini |
Flash Pro$29/mo~22,500 req/5h. Priority API. 15× Flash Mini. 300+ tok/sec |
Flash Max$99/mo~75,000 req/5h. Priority API. 50× Flash Mini |
Rolling 5-hour windows. DeepSeek-compatible API | |
Codex |
Go$8/moMore GPT-5.5 Instant access, longer memory. May include ads |
Plus$20/moGPT-5.5 Thinking, expanded context, deep research, projects, tasks |
ProFrom $100/mo5×–20× more usage. GPT-5.5 Pro, unlimited GPT-5.3, max Codex tasks |
——No separate Ultra tier |
Official OpenAI coding agent CLI | |
xAI Grok |
SuperGrok Lite$10/moGrok 4, Imagine image gen, limited web + X search |
SuperGrok$30/moFull Grok 4 & 4.1, DeepSearch, Imagine, 128K context, 1K text prompts/mo |
SuperGrok Heavy$300/moGrok 4 Heavy preview, 256K–428K context, max compute priority, unlimited text |
——No higher tier |
Consumer coding + search suite | |
Z.AI GLM |
Lite$18/mo3× Claude Pro usage. ~80 prompts/5h, ~400/week. Includes GLM-4.7 |
Pro$72/mo5× Lite usage. ~400 prompts/5h, ~2,000/week. Includes GLM-5 |
Max$160/mo4× Pro usage. ~1,600 prompts/5h, ~8,000/week. Includes GLM-5.1 |
——No separate Ultra tier |
Free MCP: Vision, Web Search, Web Reader | |
Kimi |
Moderato$19/moBasic Kimi Code usage + general membership benefits |
Allegretto$39/mo5× more Kimi Code requests + general membership benefits |
Allegro$99/mo15× more Kimi Code requests |
Vivace$199/moHighest weekly plan quotas for complex projects |
100 TPS, 30 concurrent req, 256K context. Weekly quota refresh | |
Claude |
Pro$20/moIncludes Claude Code, Claude Cowork, unlimited projects, research access |
Max 5X$100/mo5× more usage than Pro. Higher output limits, early access to new features |
Max 20X$200/mo20× more usage than Pro. Priority access at peak times |
——No separate Ultra tier |
Industry gold standard for reasoning. Claude Code included | |
MiniMax |
Plus$20/mo~1.7B tokens/mo MiniMax-M3. 3–4 concurrent agents, 1M context, multimodal |
Max$50/mo~5.1B tokens/mo MiniMax-M3. 4–5 concurrent agents, 1M context, video gen 3 clips/day |
Ultra$120/mo~9.8B tokens/mo MiniMax-M3. 6–7 concurrent agents, 1M context, video gen 5 clips/day |
——No separate Scale tier |
100 TPS. OpenClaw agent support. 10× weekly carryover | |
Devin |
Core$500/mo250 ACUs (Agentic Computing Units) included. $2/ACU overage. Autonomous software engineer agent |
TeamCustomCustom ACU limits, dedicated onboarding, SSO, audit logging, enterprise knowledge graph |
——No separate Plus tier |
——No Scale tier |
67% PR merge rate on defined tasks. Used by Citi, Mercedes, Goldman Sachs |
| BRAND | LITE / ENTRY | PRO / STANDARD | PLUS / MAX | SCALE / ULTRA | MODELS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nous Portal |
Free$0/moFree models only, $0 monthly credits |
Plus$20/mo300+ models, hosted tool usage, $22 monthly credits, $10 rollover cap |
Super$100/mo300+ models, hosted tool usage, $110 monthly credits, $50 rollover cap |
Ultra$200/mo300+ models, hosted tool usage, $220 monthly credits, $100 rollover cap |
Unified access with hosted tools | |
OpenCode Go |
Go$5 first mo, then $10/mo14 open-source coding models. Rolling 5h limits: GLM-5.1 880 · Qwen3.7 Max 950 · Kimi K2.6 1,150 · MiniMax M3 1,400 · MiMo-V2.5-Pro 3,250 · Qwen3.6 Plus 3,300 |
——Single tier |
——Single tier |
——Single tier |
MIT terminal agent. Works with Hermes, OpenClaw | |
Command Code |
Go$1/mo$10 credits. taste-1 model, open-source models, ~15K requests |
Pro$15/mo$30 credits. taste-1, open-source + premium models, ~25K requests, analytics |
Max$100/mo$150 credits. taste-1, all models, ~110K requests, higher rate limits |
Ultra$200/mo$300 credits. taste-1, all models, ~200K requests, highest rate limits |
$1 = 10 credits | |
BytePlus |
Lite$10/mo3× Claude Pro usage. ~30K requests/mo. 6 models included |
Pro$50/mo5× Lite usage. ~90K requests/mo. All 6 models included |
——No Plus/Max tier |
——No Scale tier |
6 models under one subscription. Best multi-model flexibility | |
Alibaba Cloud |
Lite$10/mo1,200 req/5h, 9,000/week, 18,000/month |
Pro$50/mo6,000 req/5h, 45,000/week, 90,000/month |
——No higher tier |
——No Scale tier |
sk-sp- API key. China-based. Requires Alipay/UnionPay | |
Ollama Cloud |
Free$0/moLight usage. Small models only |
Pro$20/mo50× Starter usage. Run 3 cloud models simultaneously |
Max$100/mo5× Pro usage. Priority access to new models |
——No higher tier |
Same `ollama run` CLI. Models run on their GPUs. :cloud suffix | |
Cerebras |
——No free tier |
Pro$50/mo24M tokens/day included. Pay-per-token overage |
Max$200/mo120M tokens/day included. Highest throughput |
——No higher tier |
Up to 3,000 tokens/sec. Wafer-scale inference | |
AI Router |
Unlimited$49/moUnlimited Qwen 3.6 27B. Swiss-hosted, no prompt logging. Fair-use policy |
——Single model plan |
——Single model plan |
——Single model plan |
GDPR-compliant. No prompt logging. Swiss hosting | |
Hugging Face |
Free tier$0/moFree tier available |
Pro$9/mo20× inference usage. Access to private models, faster inference, no rate limits on public models |
——No higher tier |
——No Scale tier |
Hub access + faster inference. Models from your HF quota | |
Baidu Cloud |
Lite¥40/mo (~$5.50)18,000 req/mo |
Pro¥200/mo (~$27.50)90,000 req/mo |
——No higher tier |
——No Scale tier |
China-based. Requires Alipay/UnionPay | |
Routing.sh |
Free$0/mo100 req/5h, DeepSeek-V3.2, Qwen3.5, basic support |
Lite$10/mo150 req/5h, Kimi K2.6, MiniMax M2.7, email support |
Premium$20/mo300 req/5h, preview models, priority TPS, priority support |
Max$50/mo600 req/5h, full catalog, first access to preview models, dedicated support |
Model routing service with Swiss hosting | |
LLM Gateway |
Lite$29/moAll 200+ models, $87/mo in model usage (3× value). Casual hobby work |
Pro$79/moAll 200+ models, $237/mo in model usage (3× value). Full-day agent runs |
Max$179/moAll 200+ models, $537/mo in model usage (3× value). Non-stop heavy sessions |
——No separate Ultra tier |
Universal LLM API gateway with 3× value markup | |
Continue.dev |
Starter$3/1M tokensPay-as-you-go input + output tokens. Bring your own API keys. MIT licensed. VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim |
Team$20/seat/moCentralized management, shared context, team billing, organization-wide model selection |
——No Plus/Max tier |
——No Scale tier |
Open source. AI checks on every PR via GitHub status checks | |
CodeGPT |
Free$0/moOpen source core. Bring your own API keys. VS Code & JetBrains |
TeamsCustomShared context, team history, centralized billing, enterprise features |
——No Plus/Max tier |
——No Scale tier |
Thinks, plans, then builds. Studies codebase before coding | |
Supermaven |
Free$0/moFast code suggestions, 7-day data retention |
Pro$10/mo1M token context window, adapts to your coding style, $5/month in Supermaven Chat credits |
——No Plus/Max tier |
——No Scale tier |
Fastest copilot. 1M token context on Pro | |
Factory (Droid) |
Pro$20/moAgent-native CLI/IDE/SDK. Cloud & local background agents. Usage statistics |
Plus$100/mo~5× Pro usage limits. Droid Computers: Factory-managed cloud VMs for remote agents |
Max$200/mo~10× Pro usage limits. Early access to new features |
TeamsCustomUp to 150 seats. SSO, SAML/SCIM, Zero Data Retention, admin controls |
One subscription gives access to both Anthropic and OpenAI models | |
Kilo Pass |
Starter$19/moUp to $26.60/mo in credits |
Pro$49/moUp to $68.60/mo in credits |
Expert$199/moUp to $278.60/mo in credits |
——No higher tier |
Credit-based system for Kilo Code platform |
| BRAND | FREE / ENTRY | PRO / STANDARD | PLUS / MAX | SCALE / ULTRA | MODELS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GitHub Copilot |
Free$0/mo2,000 completions/month, 50 chats/month, limited premium requests |
Pro$10/mo300 premium requests/month, unlimited completions, Copilot coding agent, code review |
Pro+$39/mo1,500 premium requests/month, access to all models including Claude Opus, GPT-5.4 |
Enterprise$39/user/mo1,000 premium requests/user/mo, admin controls, SSO, audit logs |
Usage-based from June 2026. 1 AI credit = $0.01 | |
Cursor |
HobbyFreeLimited Agent requests, limited Tab completions |
Pro$20/moExtended Agent limits, frontier models, MCPs, cloud agents |
Pro+$60/mo3× usage on all OpenAI, Claude, Gemini models |
Ultra$200/mo20× usage, priority access to new features |
AI-native IDE. Most popular for professional dev | |
Windsurf |
Free$0/mo25 credits/month, basic autocomplete |
Pro$15/moUnlimited completions, 100 Agent tasks/mo, Cascade agent, MCPs |
Teams$30/user/moAdmin controls, SSO, usage analytics, priority support |
EnterpriseCustomCustom limits, on-prem deployment, dedicated support |
Cascade agent for autonomous coding. MCPs included | |
Amazon Q |
Free$0/moBasic code completion, security scanning |
Pro$19/user/mo50 agent requests/mo, chat, code generation, inline completion |
——No higher tier |
——No Scale tier |
AWS-native. Deep integration with AWS services | |
JetBrains AI |
——No free tier |
Pro€10/mo (~$11)AI code completion, chat, documentation generation for all JetBrains IDEs |
Ultimate€30/mo (~$32)Full AI features + JetBrains All Products Pack access |
Commercial€60/mo (~$65)Per-seat commercial licensing |
Works in IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc. | |
Tabnine |
Starter$0/moBasic autocomplete, limited context |
Pro$12/moFull code completion, custom model training, team context |
Enterprise$39/user/moAir-gapped deployment, private model fine-tuning, zero data retention option |
——No Ultra tier |
Only major tool with fully air-gapped deployment | |
Augment Code |
——No free tier |
Indie$20/mo1,000 agentic requests/mo, context engine, codebase indexing |
Standard$60/user/moUnlimited requests, advanced context, multi-repo support |
Max$200/user/moPriority processing, custom integrations, dedicated support |
Enterprise-focused with deep codebase context engine | |
v0.dev |
Free$0/mo~10 generations/month, public projects only |
Pro$20/mo~200 generations/month, private projects, custom domains |
Team$40/user/moUnlimited generations, team collaboration, SSO |
——No higher tier |
Rebranded v0.dev → v0.app Jan 2026. UI component generator | |
Bolt.new |
Free$0/mo~10 projects/month, basic compute |
Pro$20/moUnlimited projects, faster builds, private repos |
Team$40/user/moTeam features, SSO, priority build queue |
——No higher tier |
Browser-based full-stack app builder | |
Lovable |
Starter$15/mo~100 builds/month, basic support |
Pro$30/moUnlimited builds, priority support, custom domains |
Team$60/user/moTeam collaboration, SSO, API access |
——No higher tier |
$100M ARR in 8 months. Fastest-growing startup ever | |
Replit |
Free$0/moPublic repls only, basic compute |
Core$10/moPrivate repls, faster builds, 3 agents |
Pro$25/moUnlimited private repls, 10 agents, priority support |
Teams$40/user/moTeam management, SSO, admin controls |
Revenue grew 10× in 9 months after launching Agent | |
Cline |
Free$0/moOpen source. Bring your own API keys. VS Code extension |
Teams$20/user/moTeam billing, centralized management, shared context |
EnterpriseCustomCustom contracts, on-prem deployment, dedicated support |
——No Scale tier |
VS Code extension. BYOK — bring any model. 5M+ installs | |
Aider |
Open Source$0/moFree. Bring your own API keys. Runs in terminal |
Aider Cloud$10–$30/moManaged hosting, includes model access |
——No higher tier |
——No Scale tier |
Terminal pair programmer. Git-native workflow | |
Kilo Code |
Free$0/mo100 requests/day, open-source models only |
Pro$20/moUnlimited requests, premium models, Kilo Agent |
Team$40/user/moTeam features, SSO, priority support |
——No higher tier |
VS Code extension with autonomous agent mode | |
Trae |
Free$0/moFull AI-native IDE, BYO API keys, agent mode, multi-file context |
Pro$15/moManaged model access, priority support, team features |
——No Plus/Max tier |
——No Scale tier |
Free full IDE. Open source. Agent mode included | |
Zed |
Free$0/moOpen source core. AI features via bring-your-own API keys |
Pro$20/moManaged AI access, higher rate limits, priority support |
——No Plus/Max tier |
——No Scale tier |
Rust-based editor. Extremely fast. GPGPU rendering |