Code
Write, explain and fix code right inside your editor.
26 tools
AI code assistants write, explain, complete and fix code right inside your editor — a real speed boost for developers, beginners and pros alike.
From built-in autocompletion (GitHub Copilot) to conversational assistants that can reason about a whole project (Claude, ChatGPT), the ecosystem covers every need. Here are our recommendations.
Tools in this category
Claude
The assistant that shines at long-form writing and reasoning.
ChatGPT
The all-round AI assistant that started the wave.
Cursor
The AI code editor that understands your whole project.
GitHub Copilot
The code copilot built into your editor.
Gemini
Google's AI assistant, woven into your whole ecosystem.
Mistral (Le Chat)
The French AI assistant: fast and privacy-minded.
Replit
Code, host and deploy from the browser, with an AI agent.
v0
Generate polished React/Tailwind UIs from a text prompt.
n8n
Open-source, self-hostable automation, with a dash of AI.
Bolt.new
Describe a web app, Bolt builds and runs it in the browser.
Lovable
Build a full application by chatting, without coding.
Codex
OpenAI's software-engineering agent.
DeepSeek
The low-cost frontier LLM: free chat and a very cheap API.
Groq
The fastest AI inference, at an unbeatable price.
Aider
The open-source AI pair programmer, in your terminal.
OpenRouter
A single API key for hundreds of AI models.
Netlify
NewDeploy and host web sites and apps, now with AI in the loop.
Devin (Cognition)
Cognition's autonomous AI software engineer.
Dify
NewThe open-source platform to build LLM apps and agents.
Tabnine
The privacy-first AI code assistant you can self-host.
Qodo (ex-CodiumAI)
Code-integrity AI: meaningful tests and PR review.
Base44
'Vibe coding': describe an app, it gets built and deployed.
Cohere
Generative AI built for enterprise and RAG.
Sourcegraph Cody
The enterprise code assistant that understands the whole repo.
Runpod
NewRent cloud GPUs by the second to train and run your AI models.
Emergent
NewDescribe an app, and AI designs, codes and deploys it.
Frequently asked questions
- What's the best AI coding assistant?
- GitHub Copilot for in-editor autocompletion; Claude and ChatGPT to reason, debug and explain.
- Do you need to code to use them?
- It helps, but these tools are also great tutors to learn and understand code.
- Is the generated code reliable?
- It saves time but must always be reviewed and tested: AI can be confidently wrong.