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Best for: Developers who want an AI-native editor with agents, cloud agents and code review

Strength: Agent mode on every plan; Premium and up add cloud agents and automations, Bugbot AI code review and code hosting via Origin.

Limitation: Third-party model usage isn't in the monthly price on paid tiers (billed at API list price from prepaid credit), and cloud agents need Premium ($30/mo).

Pricing (2026-10-16): Free; Plus $8/mo; Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo (annual discounts). Legacy Pro $20 plans continue for existing users.

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GitHub Copilot

Best for: Developers already living in GitHub and VS Code who want the cheapest solid paid plan

Strength: Pro is $10/mo with unlimited code completions plus monthly AI credits; works in Slack/Teams across multiple repos (Oct 16, 2026 update).

Limitation: Premium chat/agent work draws from a monthly AI-credit allotment (1,500 total on Pro); newer models like Argon are limited to Pro+ and above.

Pricing (2026-10-16): Pro $10/mo; Pro+ $39/mo; Max $100/mo.