🧑💻 Coding assistants
Autocomplete, chat, and code review inside the editor you already use.
GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer in VS Code, JetBrains, and GitHub itself.
Plugs into the editor and repo you already use. Covers completions, chat, and PR review in one subscription.
BEST FOR: TEAMS ALREADY ON GITHUBFree plan · paid tiers
Gemini Code Assist
Google's coding assistant for VS Code, JetBrains, and GitHub.
Generous free tier for individuals, with a big context window for large files.
BEST FOR: FREE SOLO USEFree for individuals · business plans
JetBrains AI Assistant
AI built into IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, and the rest.
Knows the IDE's project model, refactors, and inspections. No plugin juggling.
BEST FOR: JETBRAINS USERSCheck site
New in coding assistants this week
OpenCode: free DeepSeek and GLM models: The open-source coding agent OpenCode now lists DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and GLM 5.3 Flash as free model options, with a 200k context limit. source ↗
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