ALTERNATIVES
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A good fit if you want to work with the same agent in the terminal, VS Code, JetBrains, the desktop app or the browser
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Claude Code
Coding agent
Coding agent for understanding code, fixing errors, testing, and making changes through terminal, editor, or web.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareSelf-hostableAvailable
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GitHub Copilot Cloud Agent
Coding agents and development assistants
Cloud agent for GitHub repositories: examines code, makes changes, and prepares pull requests. IDE mode and the Copilot app are related access methods.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareWith requirements
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Codex
Coding agent
OpenAI's agent for software work: understand, change, and test code. Available in the desktop app, terminal (CLI), editor, and cloud.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareSelf-hostableFree to startWith requirements
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Kiro
Coding agent across multiple interfaces
Coding agent with a shared agent core for IDE, CLI, web, and mobile. Specs, Steering, hooks, skills, and MCP structure development work.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareSelf-hostableFree to startWith requirements
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Google Antigravity
Agent platform with desktop, CLI, and IDE
An agent platform for development work: Antigravity 2.0 organizes tasks in a standalone desktop app. The CLI and IDE provide additional interfaces to the shared agent core.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareSelf-hostableFree to startAvailable
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Aider
Interactive coding assistant
Terminal tool for AI pair programming: edit code, inspect Git diffs and address test failures.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareSelf-hostableSelf-hostable without licence feeWith requirements
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Cline
Coding agent with desktop, CLI and extensions
Coding agent for desktop, terminal and editor. It reads and edits project files, runs commands and uses a browser.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareSelf-hostableSelf-hostable without licence feeWith requirements
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CodeWhale
Open-source terminal coding agent
Open-source coding agent for the terminal, formerly DeepSeek-TUI, that works with many model providers and local models.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareSelf-hostableFree to startWith requirements
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Continue
Coding agent
Coding agent for the editor and terminal with configurable models and tools.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareSelf-hostableWith requirements
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Crush
Terminal coding agent
Terminal coding agent from Charm with many model providers, LSP and MCP integration, and a permission prompt before tool calls.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareSelf-hostableFree to startAvailability still unclear
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DeepSeek Harness
Open-source agent harness in preview
Open-source agent harness from DeepSeek with a plugin architecture, web interface and desktop app, currently a developer preview.
Same tool categoryDevelop softwareSelf-hostableFree to startWith requirements
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