Best GitHub Copilot Alternatives

GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer that suggests code and completions inside your editor. People seek alternatives for lower cost, open-source models, or stronger privacy and self-hosting.

12 alternativesAIUpvote the ones you rate — the list re-ranks by votes.
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Cursor

Freemium

AI-first code editor with codebase-aware chat, completions, and agentic multi-file edits.

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#2

Tabnine

Freemium

Privacy-focused AI code completion with support for self-hosted and custom models.

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#3

Amazon Q Developer

Freemium

AWS's AI coding companion with completions, chat, and built-in security scanning.

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#4

Codeium (Windsurf)

Freemium

Free AI code completion and chat across many editors.

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#5

Claude Code

Subscription

Anthropic's terminal-based agentic coding tool that reads, edits, and runs your codebase.

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#6

JetBrains AI Assistant

Freemium

AI completion, chat, and refactoring built into JetBrains IDEs.

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#7

Sourcegraph Cody

Freemium

AI assistant using full-codebase context for accurate chat and code generation.

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#8

Replit AI

Freemium

AI coding features built into the Replit browser-based development environment.

Web
#9

Continue

Open Source

Open-source AI code assistant that connects any model to VS Code and JetBrains.

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#10

Codium (Qodo)

Freemium

AI tool focused on test generation and code integrity.

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#11

aider

Open Source

Open-source terminal AI pair programmer that edits code directly in your git repo.

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#12

Gemini Code Assist

Freemium

Google's AI coding assistant for popular IDEs.

WindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

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