# The 17 best AI coding agents (2026) > Source: https://agentsindex.ai/categories/coding-agents Updated 12 November 2026 16 prices checked 24 October–11 November 2026 Reviewed by Team AgentsIndex Sort [How we check](https://agentsindex.ai/methodology) 17 tools - [Hyper](https://agentsindex.ai/hyper) · The team behind Hyper runs this listing · Autonomous engineering agent that tests each delivery in a real browser on its servers and ships it with evidence. · Free, then $20 a month Checked 11 Nov · Featured Freemium Free trial · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/hyper) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Devin](https://agentsindex.ai/devin) · Autonomous software engineering agent from Cognition that plans, codes, tests in its own VM and opens PRs. · Free, then $20 a month Checked 27 Oct · Freemium Free trial · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/devin) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)](https://agentsindex.ai/windsurf) · Cognition's agent-IDE: windsurf.com now redirects to Devin Desktop, which runs local and cloud coding agents. · Free, then $20 a month Checked 27 Oct · Freemium Free trial HIPAA · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/windsurf) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [MetaGPT](https://agentsindex.ai/metagpt) · Python multi-agent framework that assigns GPT roles the SOPs of a software company. · Free Checked 28 Oct · Freemium · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/metagpt) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [BLACKBOX AI](https://agentsindex.ai/blackbox-ai) · High-trust platform for frontier LLM inference: 300+ models behind one encrypted endpoint, plus dedicated single-tenant deployments. · On quote Checked 1 Nov · HIPAA · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/blackbox-ai) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Claude Code](https://agentsindex.ai/claude-code) · Anthropic's agentic coding tool for terminal, IDE, desktop and browser, included with Claude plans. · From $20 a month Checked 27 Oct · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/claude-code) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Augment Code](https://agentsindex.ai/augment-code) · Cosmos platform runs coding agents across the SDLC on a Context Engine that indexes your whole codebase. · From $20 a month Checked 5 Nov · HIPAA ISO 42001 · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/augment-code) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Amazon Q Developer](https://agentsindex.ai/amazon-q-developer) · AWS's coding assistant that also works inside the AWS Console, Slack and Teams to run and troubleshoot cloud resources. · Free, then $19 a seat a month Checked 4 Nov · Freemium · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/amazon-q-developer) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Tabnine](https://agentsindex.ai/tabnine) · AI-assisted development grounded in your codebase and standards. · On quote Checked 24 Oct · Private AI · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/tabnine) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Aider](https://agentsindex.ai/aider) · Terminal pair programmer that edits files in your git repo and commits each change itself. · Free Checked 28 Oct · Local AI · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/aider) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [SWE-agent](https://agentsindex.ai/swe-agent) · An LM-driven agent for repository-level coding tasks. · Free Checked 28 Oct · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/swe-agent) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Cursor](https://agentsindex.ai/cursor) · Coding agent in a desktop editor and CLI, with cloud agents, code review and SDKs. · Free, then $8 a seat a month Checked 27 Oct · BYOK Freemium · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/cursor) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Qodo](https://agentsindex.ai/qodo) · AI code review with IDE feedback, PR workflows, and living rules. · From $0.012 per credit Checked 1 Nov · Freemium Private AI Zero data retention · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/qodo) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [GitHub Copilot](https://agentsindex.ai/github-copilot) · GitHub's AI coding agent for editors, the terminal, GitHub.com and a desktop app. · Free, then $10 a seat a month Checked 27 Oct · Freemium · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/github-copilot) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Sourcegraph Cody](https://agentsindex.ai/sourcegraph-cody) · Answers coding questions using live context fetched from an organization's full set of repositories. · From $16,000 a year Checked 27 Oct · BYOK No training on your data · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/sourcegraph-cody) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [OpenHands](https://agentsindex.ai/openhands) · MIT-licensed, model-agnostic coding agent platform you self-host, able to run Claude Code or Codex with its own agent. · Free, then $500 a seat a month Checked 11 Nov · Free · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/openhands) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - [Cline](https://agentsindex.ai/cline) · AI coding assistant for multi-file edits, commands, and editor workflows. · Free Checked 5 Nov · BYOK Freemium · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/cline) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - List your tool · 17 tools in Coding agents · [Submit your tool](https://agentsindex.ai/submit) - Every fact sourced to your own pages - Edit it from your dashboard Write, review and ship code: coding assistants in your editor, code review and autonomous coding agents. $20 a month Median first paid plan across the 9 of 17 tools that publish a monthly price. They run from $8 to $500. ## What the 17 offer Yes In part No or not listed Each cell is one tool - [Free to start](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/coding-agents?filter=free#list) **11** of 17 - [MCP server](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/coding-agents?filter=mcp-server#list) **6** of 17 2 in part - [API](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/coding-agents?filter=api#list) **11** of 17 3 in part - [Open source](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/coding-agents?filter=open-source#list) **5** of 17 5 in part - [Self-host](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/coding-agents?filter=self-host#list) **7** of 17 ## November in AI coding agents [See where each price was read](#sources) - Prices checked: **16** of 17 tools, on their own pricing pages - Last checked: **11 Nov** oldest check 24 Oct AI coding agents compared Tool Starting price MCP server API Open source Self-host [Hyper](https://agentsindex.ai/hyper)`+MCP +API ~OPEN -SELF` Free, then $20 a month - Yes: yes - Yes: yes - Partly: partly - No: no [Devin](https://agentsindex.ai/devin)`~MCP ~API ~OPEN?SELF` Free, then $20 a month - Partly: partly - Partly: partly - Partly: partly - Not stated: not stated [Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)](https://agentsindex.ai/windsurf)`?MCP +API?OPEN?SELF` Free, then $20 a month - Not stated: not stated - Yes: yes - Not stated: not stated - Not stated: not stated [MetaGPT](https://agentsindex.ai/metagpt)`+MCP +API +OPEN +SELF` Free - Yes: yes - Yes: yes - Yes: yes - Yes: yes [BLACKBOX AI](https://agentsindex.ai/blackbox-ai)`?MCP +API?OPEN?SELF` On quote - Not stated: not stated - Yes: yes - Not stated: not stated - Not stated: not stated [Claude Code](https://agentsindex.ai/claude-code)`+MCP +API -OPEN?SELF` From $20 a month - Yes: yes - Yes: yes - No: no - Not stated: not stated [Augment Code](https://agentsindex.ai/augment-code)`+MCP ~API ~OPEN?SELF` From $20 a month - Yes: yes - Partly: partly - Partly: partly - Not stated: not stated [Amazon Q Developer](https://agentsindex.ai/amazon-q-developer)`-MCP +API?OPEN?SELF` Free, then $19 a seat a month - No: no - Yes: yes - Not stated: not stated - Not stated: not stated [Tabnine](https://agentsindex.ai/tabnine)`?MCP +API?OPEN +SELF` On quote - Not stated: not stated - Yes: yes - Not stated: not stated - Yes: yes [Aider](https://agentsindex.ai/aider)`-MCP ~API +OPEN?SELF` Free - No: no - Partly: partly - Yes: yes - Not stated: not stated [SWE-agent](https://agentsindex.ai/swe-agent)`?MCP?API +OPEN +SELF` Free - Not stated: not stated - Not stated: not stated - Yes: yes - Yes: yes [Cursor](https://agentsindex.ai/cursor)`~MCP +API -OPEN?SELF` Free, then $8 a seat a month - Partly: partly - Yes: yes - No: no - Not stated: not stated [Qodo](https://agentsindex.ai/qodo)`?MCP?API?OPEN +SELF` From $0.012 per credit - Not stated: not stated - Not stated: not stated - Not stated: not stated - Yes: yes [GitHub Copilot](https://agentsindex.ai/github-copilot)`+MCP +API +OPEN?SELF` Free, then $10 a seat a month - Yes: yes - Yes: yes - Yes: yes - Not stated: not stated [Sourcegraph Cody](https://agentsindex.ai/sourcegraph-cody)`?MCP +API ~OPEN +SELF` From $16,000 a year - Not stated: not stated - Yes: yes - Partly: partly - Yes: yes [OpenHands](https://agentsindex.ai/openhands)`+MCP +API ~OPEN +SELF` Free, then $500 a seat a month - Yes: yes - Yes: yes - Partly: partly - Yes: yes [Cline](https://agentsindex.ai/cline)`?MCP?API +OPEN +SELF` Free - Not stated: not stated - Not stated: not stated - Yes: yes - Yes: yes **agentsindex.ai** · All 17 AI coding agents we list. [How we check](https://agentsindex.ai/methodology) 11 of the 17 tools here have a free plan. 5 are open source. ## Research on AI coding agents - [Guide](https://agentsindex.ai/blog/hyper-review-autonomous-coding-agent) 13 Oct 2026 14 min Hyper review (2026): an autonomous coding agent that ships verified pull requests Hyper plans, tests and delivers pull requests to your GitHub repository from an isolated cloud sandbox, with a verification check on each one and a hard spending cap on every run. - [Comparison](https://agentsindex.ai/blog/ai-coding-agents-what-each-is-good-at) 14 Aug 2026 10 min AI coding agents compared: what each one is actually good at Every major coding agent now costs $20. We compare what that money actually buys, which projects are still maintained, and which tool fits which job. ## About coding agents ### Can you use coding agents for free? 11 of the 17 have a free plan. 9 of the 17 publish a monthly price: the first paid plan runs from $8 to $500 a month, with a median of $20. The other 8 publish no monthly price. ### Which coding agents are open source? 5 of the 17 listed here are open source: Aider (Apache-2.0), Cline (Apache-2.0), GitHub Copilot, MetaGPT (MIT) and SWE-agent (MIT). 5 more are partly open source: Augment Code, Devin, Hyper, OpenHands (MIT) and Sourcegraph Cody. ### Which coding agents have an MCP server? 6 of the 17 have an MCP server: Augment Code, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Hyper, MetaGPT and OpenHands. 2 more have one in part: Cursor and Devin. ### How fast do coding agents change? The latest pushes to their public code: OpenHands (15 October 2026), SWE-agent (12 October 2026), Cline (10 October 2026). ## Sources and method Tools rank higher the more we can confirm: a public price, an API and docs, sources, stated limits. [How we check](https://agentsindex.ai/methodology) Prices are taken from each vendor's pricing page. - [Aider](https://agentsindex.ai/aider): [aider.chat/docs/install.html](https://aider.chat/docs/install.html), checked 28 October 2026 - [Amazon Q Developer](https://agentsindex.ai/amazon-q-developer): [aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing/), checked 4 November 2026 - [Augment Code](https://agentsindex.ai/augment-code): [augmentcode.com/pricing](https://www.augmentcode.com/pricing), checked 5 November 2026 - [BLACKBOX AI](https://agentsindex.ai/blackbox-ai): [blackbox.ai/pricing](https://www.blackbox.ai/pricing), checked 1 November 2026 - [Claude Code](https://agentsindex.ai/claude-code): [claude.com/pricing](https://claude.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026 - [Cursor](https://agentsindex.ai/cursor): [cursor.com/pricing](https://cursor.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026 All 16 sources - [Devin](https://agentsindex.ai/devin): [devin.ai/pricing](https://devin.ai/pricing), checked 27 October 2026 - [Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)](https://agentsindex.ai/windsurf): [devin.ai/pricing](https://devin.ai/pricing), checked 27 October 2026 - [GitHub Copilot](https://agentsindex.ai/github-copilot): [github.com/features/copilot/plans](https://github.com/features/copilot/plans), checked 27 October 2026 - [Hyper](https://agentsindex.ai/hyper): [hyper.asiflow.ai/pricing](https://hyper.asiflow.ai/pricing), checked 11 November 2026 - [MetaGPT](https://agentsindex.ai/metagpt): [github.com/geekan/MetaGPT](https://github.com/geekan/MetaGPT), checked 28 October 2026 - [OpenHands](https://agentsindex.ai/openhands): [openhands.dev/pricing](https://www.openhands.dev/pricing), checked 11 November 2026 - [Qodo](https://agentsindex.ai/qodo): [qodo.ai/pricing](https://www.qodo.ai/pricing/), checked 1 November 2026 - [Sourcegraph Cody](https://agentsindex.ai/sourcegraph-cody): [sourcegraph.com/pricing](https://sourcegraph.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026 - [SWE-agent](https://agentsindex.ai/swe-agent): [swe-agent.com](https://swe-agent.com/), checked 28 October 2026 - [Tabnine](https://agentsindex.ai/tabnine): [tricentis.com/products](https://www.tricentis.com/products?utm_source=www.tabnine.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=redirect), checked 24 October 2026