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Best AI coding assistants (2026): prices compared

A tool that uses AI models to generate, complete, explain, review or refactor code for software teams, inside the IDE, terminal or repository, with business plans (team admin, privacy controls).

10 tools read3 with a free plan$8.33 to $30/moChecked Oct 29, 2026

The short answer

Cheapest at 10 seats a month $83.30/mo JetBrains AI Assistant, AI Pro plan
Lowest starting price
$8.33 · JetBrains AI Assistant
Free plans
3 of 10
Prices published
7 of 10
Sales-led only
1

AI coding assistants at a glance

Median starting price$20/moHalf start between $14 and $25
Free plan30%30% offer a time-limited trial
Buy online70%Sign up and pay without a sales call
Sales only10%Demo or contact sales to buy
How they charge
Per seat30%3 tools
Flat tiers10%1 tools
Pay per use10%1 tools
Credits10%1 tools
Quote only40%4 tools

What you'd pay at 10 seats a month

  1. JetBrains AI Assistant AI Pro$83.30
  2. Amazon Q Developer Pro Tier$190
  3. Augment Code Standard$200

Computed from each tool's published plans, allowances and overage rates.

Every AI coding assistant, side by side

ToolStarts atUsage priceFree planHow you buyChecksChecked
JetBrains AI Assistant $8.33/mo yearly – Yes Self-serve 3/8 Oct 29, 2026
Amazon Q Developer $19/mo – Yes Self-serve 5/8 Oct 29, 2026
Augment Code $20/mo – – Both 8/8 Oct 29, 2026
Amp $20/mo – Yes Both 5/8 Oct 29, 2026
Qodo $30/mo – – Both 5/8 Oct 29, 2026
Continue – – – – 0/8 Oct 29, 2026
Gemini Code Assist – $0.03/minute – Both 3/8 Oct 29, 2026
IBM watsonx Code Assistant – – – Both 4/8 Oct 29, 2026
Sourcegraph Cody – – – Sales-led 4/8 Oct 29, 2026
Void – – – – 4/8 Oct 29, 2026

The tools

JetBrains AI AssistantJetBrains AI adds AI chat, coding agents and code completion to JetBrains IDEs, sold as monthly AI credits per user.$8.33 /moAmazon Q DeveloperAmazon Q Developer is an AWS AI coding assistant with IDE plugins, a CLI and AWS Console help, including agentic coding.$19 /moAugment CodeAugment Code sells Cosmos, an agent orchestration platform that runs AI agents across the software development lifecycle, including code review, ticket-to-PR, vulnerability remediation and incident response.$20 /moAmpAmp is a coding agent and development environment where agents run in cloud or self-hosted orbs and keep working after you close your laptop.$20 /moQodoQodo is an AI code review and governance platform that reviews pull requests and checks code in the IDE against team rules.$30 /moContinueContinue was an open-source AI coding assistant; the company has been acquired by Cursor.QuoteGemini Code AssistGemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise is Google's paid AI coding assistant for IDEs and Google Cloud, with agent mode and a CLI.$0.03 /minuteIBM watsonx Code AssistantIBM Bob is an AI coding agent for enterprise teams, covering code writing, testing, security checks and legacy application modernization.QuoteSourcegraph CodySourcegraph sells a code search and code intelligence platform with AI features, including the Cody coding assistant, for large codebases.QuoteVoidVoid is an open source AI code editor, forked from VS Code, that connects directly to any LLM provider or local model.Quote

How this list is made

Every price is read from the vendor's own pricing page on the date shown and tied to the line it came from. Tools are ordered by what they cost at a typical volume, then by starting price. No one pays to be listed or ranked.