Instead of GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot alternatives
GitHub Copilot supports coding through inline suggestions, chat, code explanations and documentation answers. Its coding agent, codebase indexing and terminal access extend that help across the development lifecycle. It works with a range of editors and GitHub, the CLI, project tools, chat apps and custom MCP servers; its mobile apps bring Copilot to Android and iOS. The Free plan includes 2,000 code completions per month, while paid plans start at $10/user/mo.
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Claude Code
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+6Claude Code users seeking an agent with terminal access — Claude Code pairs chat and a coding agent with codebase indexing and terminal access, but its Free plan excludes Claude Code.
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Devin
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Teams wanting an autonomous engineer through pull requests — Devin describes a cloud or local agent that tests in its own browser and works until a pull request is ready to merge.
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Gemini CLI
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsDevelopers who want Gemini models in a terminal — Gemini CLI centers Gemini models in the terminal and can generate apps from images or PDFs.
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JetBrains Junie
Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+2JetBrains users who want a configurable coding agent — Junie works in JetBrains IDEs, terminals and headless CI/CD scripts, with models from four providers.
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Aider
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2Developers seeking open-source LLM pair programming — Aider is open source, maps repositories for context and can commit edits with descriptive messages.
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Kilo Code
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5Developers who want hosted inference at provider rates — Kilo charges exact provider rates for hosted inference without AI inference markup.
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Tencent CodeBuddy
Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+1Teams spanning requirements through deployment — CodeBuddy describes a workflow spanning requirements planning, product design, code development and deployment.
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OpenCode
Free plan Open source APIExtensioniPhone+5 - 9
Coder
Free plan Open source APIExtensionLinux+4 - 10 7.7 Visit site
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Tongyi Lingma
Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+1 - 13
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Amazon Q
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5 - 15
Refact.ai
Free plan APIExtensionLinux+3 - 16
Tabby
Free plan APIExtensionLinux+4 - 17
Cline
Free plan APIExtensionLinux+4 - 18
Amp
Free plan APIiPhoneLinux+3 - 19
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Gemini Code Assist
Free plan WebWindowsMac+1 - 23
CodeGeeX
Free plan APIExtensionLinux+4 - 24
A different tool may suit you if you prefer an autonomous workflow, a terminal-centered setup or a free, open-source option. The alternatives vary in editor support, platforms and how they handle codebase context: some focus on IDEs, while others work in a terminal or until a pull request is ready to merge. Weigh those workflows against Copilot’s integrations, mobile access and completion limits, along with the alternative’s price and whether it provides the mix of chat, completion and agent work you need.
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