Best Cursor alternatives in 2026

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Google Antigravity

Freemium · Free plan, paid from $19.99/month

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Google Antigravity
Freemium
Coding AI
Google's agent-first platform for building software with parallel AI coding agents
• Free Individual plan with unlimited Tab completions and Command requests.
• Offers Gemini, Claude and GPT-OSS models in one tool.
Free plan, paid from $19.99/month · macOS, Windows, Linux · API
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Kilo Code
Freemium
Coding AI
Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and CLI with 500+ models
• MIT-licensed and open source, with a public GitHub repository of more than 27,000 stars.
• Access to 500+ models across 60+ providers with no stated inference markup.
Free plan, paid from $15/user/mo · Web, macOS, Windows · Mobile app
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Amp
Freemium
Coding AI
Coding agent that runs in cloud orbs and keeps working after you close your laptop
• Per-thread cloud orbs let agents keep running unattended without worktree or port conflicts.
• Free Hobby tier includes all product features, with bring-your-own-key and own-runner options.
Free plan, paid from $20/month · Web, macOS, Linux · API
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Augment Code
Paid
Coding AI
Agentic coding platform that runs code review and ticket-to-PR work on your codebase
• Covers the delivery loop beyond coding, with agents for PR review, ticket-to-PR, vulnerability remediation and incident response.
• Context Engine gives agents repository-level context on large codebases.
From $20/month · Web, CLI, VS Code Extension
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Cline
Freemium
Coding AI
Open-source autonomous coding agent for your editor, terminal, and CI pipelines
• Open source under Apache 2.0, with a large public community of 250+ contributors.
• No subscription needed: pay only for inference, or bring your own API key.
Free plan, paid from $9.99/month · macOS, Windows, Linux · API
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Macroscope
Freemium
Coding AI
AI code review, agent orchestration and engineering status updates for GitHub teams
• Usage-based pricing with no per-seat fee, so cost follows review volume rather than headcount.
• $100 in free usage for each new workspace and 1,000 free Agent credits per month.
From $0.01/credit · Web, CLI, Slack App · API
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Conductor
Freemium
Coding AI
Run a team of coding agents in parallel, each in its own isolated workspace
• The Free plan covers local parallel agents with no Conductor fee.
• Supports four agent CLIs (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode) rather than a single vendor.
Free plan, paid from $50/month · macOS, API · API
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OpenAI Codex
Freemium
Coding AI
OpenAI's coding agent that writes, reviews and runs code from terminal, IDE, desktop or cloud
• Included with ChatGPT plans, with a free tier and an $8 Go tier
• Open-source CLI under the Apache-2.0 license
Free plan, paid from $8/month · Web, macOS, Windows · API
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