Cursor alternatives (2026): AI code editors and coding agents

Want something other than Cursor? Here are the editors and coding agents in the Vibedex directory, including free and open-source options. Scores and details are on each tool page.

AI code editors

• Devin Desktop

  The editor formerly called Windsurf, now Devin Desktop, with an agent manager beside the IDE.

• Zed

  A fast desktop code editor from Zed Industries, with AI features in the editor.

• Trae

  An AI coding editor positioned around collaborating with an agent on a codebase.

• Kiro

  An agentic engineering environment, described by its site as a step past autocomplete.

• Google Antigravity

  Google's agent-based development product, published at antigravity.google.

• JetBrains Air

  JetBrains' system for building software with coding agents.

• GitHub Copilot

  GitHub's AI coding agent for the editor, the terminal, and pull requests.

Open-source coding agents

• Cline

  An open-source coding agent that lives in your editor, with a choice of models.

• Aider

  Open-source AI pair programming in the terminal, with Git in the loop.

• OpenCode

  An open-source AI coding agent.

• Kilo

  An open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the CLI, and the cloud. Use your own keys or local models. (new)

  Official site

Terminal and cloud coding agents

• Claude Code

  Anthropic's coding agent for the terminal and the IDE.

• OpenAI Codex

  OpenAI's coding agent that runs in the terminal. This record links to the official GitHub repository.

• Amp

  A coding agent and development environment built for frontier models.

• Augment Code

  An agentic coding product aimed at larger engineering organizations.

• Factory

  Agent-native software development: Factory Droids automate coding, testing, and deployment. (new)

  Official site

• Zencoder

  An AI coding agent. (new)

  Official site

• Warp

  Warp's site describes open infrastructure for running coding agents with any model or harness, plus evals and benchmarks. (new)

  Official site

Compare head to head

• Cursor vs Devin Desktop
• Cursor vs GitHub Copilot
• Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex

Prices change often, so we do not list them. Check each official site for the current free tier.