# CodeToolPicker — full text
Independent AI coding tool comparison. Source: https://codetoolpicker.com/ . Data checked 2026-10-19 on official vendor pricing pages; confirm prices on vendor sites.

Editorial policy: rankings are not for sale. Sponsors and affiliate links are labeled and never change recommendations, quiz logic, or comparison data.
Contact (sponsorships, corrections): sponsors@codetoolpicker.com

See also: https://codetoolpicker.com/cursor-bundle-alternatives/ (Cursor bundle vs Claude Code vs Copilot)
See also: https://codetoolpicker.com/cursor-vs-copilot/ (Cursor vs GitHub Copilot)
See also: https://codetoolpicker.com/switch-from-copilot-to-cursor/ (switch from Copilot to Cursor without losing your setup)

Note: Windsurf was renamed Devin Desktop by Cognition on 2026-06-02 (same IDE, plans, and pricing); windsurf.com redirects to devin.ai.

## Cursor
- tagline: AI-first IDE with agents, cloud agents, and multi-model chat
- category: ai-ide
- formFactor: Desktop IDE
- models: Grok + Composer included; Claude/GPT/Gemini on Premium+ billed separately at API list price
- bestFor: Daily coding in a full IDE with agents and cloud work
- strengths: ["Full IDE","Cloud agents","Strong agent workflows","Multi-model (Premium+)"]
- limits: ["Third-party models (Claude, GPT, etc.) are not in included usage: billed at API list price from first use (Premium+ only; not on Plus)","Usage pool shared with Grok, refreshes weekly","Legacy Cursor Pro/Pro+ plans continue for existing subscribers; switching optional"]
- website: https://cursor.com
- pricing source: https://cursor.com/pricing
- plan Free: $0/mo — Limited usage
- plan Plus: $8/mo — Grok models only; $80/yr
- plan Premium: $30/mo — 4x Plus; Claude/GPT etc. billed separately at API list price; $300/yr
- plan Super: $100/mo — 15x Plus; $1000/yr
- plan Ultra: $200/mo — 50x Plus; $2000/yr
- plan Teams: $30/mo — From $30/seat (Premium/Super/Ultra seats)

## GitHub Copilot
- tagline: AI pair programmer inside VS Code, JetBrains, and GitHub
- category: ai-ide
- formFactor: IDE extension + GitHub
- models: Selection of models; premium models on higher tiers
- bestFor: GitHub-centric teams who want completions plus chat and agents
- strengths: ["Deep GitHub integration","Works in many IDEs","Team admin controls","Usage-based credits"]
- limits: ["Credits run out on heavy agent use","Less of a standalone agent IDE than Cursor/Devin Desktop"]
- website: https://github.com/features/copilot
- pricing source: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans
- plan Free: $0/mo — Limited AI credits, auto model only
- plan Pro: $10/mo — 1,500 AI credits / mo
- plan Pro+: $39/mo — 7,000 AI credits / mo
- plan Max: $100/mo — 20,000 AI credits / mo
- plan Business: $19/mo — Per seat, 1,900 credits
- plan Enterprise: $39/mo — Per seat, 3,900 credits

## Claude Code
- tagline: Anthropic's terminal and IDE coding agent
- category: agent
- formFactor: Terminal / IDE agent
- models: Claude Sonnet, Opus, and related Claude models
- bestFor: Terminal-native agentic coding on Claude models
- strengths: ["Strong reasoning models","Terminal-first agent","Shared plan with Claude chat"]
- limits: ["No free Claude Code tier","Usage shared with Claude chat","Claude-only models"]
- website: https://claude.com/product/claude-code
- pricing source: https://claude.com/pricing?mode=code
- plan Pro: $20/mo — Claude Code included; $17/mo billed annually
- plan Max 5x: $100/mo — 5x Pro usage
- plan Max 20x: see vendor — 20x Pro usage; price not shown on claude.com/pricing (Max listed 'from $100')
- plan API: see vendor — Pay-as-you-go Console tokens

## Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
- tagline: Cognition's AI IDE (formerly Windsurf) with an Agent Command Center for local and cloud Devin agents
- category: ai-ide
- formFactor: Desktop IDE
- models: Frontier OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, xAI + open-source and SWE models
- bestFor: Engineers who want a Cursor-class IDE that manages many local and cloud agents
- strengths: ["Agent Command Center (local + cloud agents)","Devin Cloud included on paid plans","Competitive Pro price","Extra usage at API price"]
- limits: ["Quotas can bite power users","Renamed from Windsurf in June 2026; some docs and extensions still say Windsurf"]
- website: https://devin.ai
- pricing source: https://devin.ai/pricing
- plan Free: $0/mo — Light agent quota, unlimited Tab and inline edits
- plan Pro: $20/mo — Increased quotas + frontier models, Devin Cloud access
- plan Max: $200/mo — Significantly higher quotas
- plan Teams: $80/mo — $80/mo team plan + $40/mo per full dev seat, up to 200 users

## Lovable
- tagline: Chat-to-app builder for shipping web apps fast
- category: builder
- formFactor: Browser builder
- models: Managed builder models
- bestFor: Non-engineers and vibe coders who want a working web app from chat
- strengths: ["Fast chat-to-app","Hosting included","Great for prototypes","Affiliate-friendly category"]
- limits: ["Less control than a real IDE","Credit math on bigger apps","Web-first"]
- website: https://lovable.dev
- pricing source: https://lovable.dev/pricing
- plan Free: $0/mo — 5 daily build credits (capped monthly)
- plan Paid: $25/mo — From ~$25/mo; credit-based (check live page)

## Bolt.new
- tagline: In-browser AI app builder on StackBlitz WebContainers
- category: builder
- formFactor: Browser IDE / builder
- models: Managed builder models
- bestFor: Code-visible chat-to-app with real project files in the browser
- strengths: ["Real code in browser","Hosting + DB options","Token rollover on paid","Affiliate potential"]
- limits: ["Token limits on free","Browser sandbox constraints","Not a full desktop IDE"]
- website: https://bolt.new
- affiliate / referral CTA: https://bolt.cello.so/aLdglbfmlfZ
- pricing source: https://bolt.new/pricing
- plan Free: $0/mo — 300K tokens/day, 1M/mo, Bolt branding
- plan Pro: $25/mo — From 10M tokens/mo, custom domain, no branding
- plan Teams: $30/mo — Per member / mo