IDE Directory
Every AI IDE, honestly compared.
12 editors reviewed with the models they use, pricing, strengths, weaknesses, and who each is actually for.
Cursor
by Anysphere
Desktop
Agentic
The AI code editor most engineers actually use.
Hobby, 2k completions$20/mo Pro, $40/mo Ultra
Windsurf
by Codeium
Desktop
Agentic
Agentic IDE with the Cascade multi-step planner.
50 prompts/mo$15/mo Pro
Zed
by Zed Industries
Desktop
Agentic
The high-performance, multiplayer code editor.
Full editor free$20/mo Pro for hosted AI
VS Code + Copilot
by Microsoft
Desktop
Agentic
The default. Now with Copilot Agent.
Copilot Free 2k completions$10 Pro, $19 Pro+, $39 Business
Replit
by Replit
Web
Agentic
Prompt → app → deploy, all in the browser.
Starter$25/mo Core, $40/mo Teams
Lovable
by Lovable
Web
Agentic
Turn ideas into full-stack React apps.
5 msg/day$25/mo Pro
Bolt.new
by StackBlitz
Web
Agentic
Prompt, run, and deploy full-stack apps from the browser.
1M tokens/day$20–$200/mo
v0 by Vercel
by Vercel
Web
Generate polished UI in Next.js + shadcn.
Limited$20/mo Pro
StackBlitz
by StackBlitz
Web
Instant Node dev environments in the browser.
Public projects$9+/mo
JetBrains AI Assistant
by JetBrains
Desktop
Agentic
AI that understands JetBrains IDE semantics.
AI Free tier$10/mo AI Pro
Aider
by Open source
Terminal
Agentic
AI pair programming in your terminal.
OSSBring your own API keys
Cline
by Open source
Desktop
Agentic
Autonomous coding agent inside VS Code.
OSS, BYO keys