Alternatives · Coding agents · Prices checked October 21, 2026
Claude Code alternatives (2026): 13 compared by price
Claude Code starts at from $20/mo (checked October 21, 2026). Here are 13 alternatives for the same job, each with its pricing as the vendor publishes it, the source and the date we checked it: 12 publish prices, 1 quote only, 9 have a free plan. Ordered by our data, never by payment.
Quick answer
- Claude Code starts at: from $20/mo (checked October 21, 2026, full listing).
- First in our order: OpenAI Codex (Free; Plus $20/mo), Lovable (Free; Pro $25/mo), Cursor (Free; Plus $8/mo).
- Lowest listed monthly plan: OpenAI Codex at $8/mo (4 of 13 list a lower monthly plan than Claude Code).
- Free plan: OpenAI Codex, Lovable, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Devin, Figma Make, Kiro, Bolt.new, v0.
- No public price: Jules.
- Open source: 28 projects in the Hub for the same job.
Claude Code pricing, for reference
- Pro: $20/mo
- Max 5x: $100/mo
- Max 20x: $200/mo
Also available pay-as-you-go through the Anthropic API.
Source: vendor pricing page, checked October 21, 2026. Claude Code: full listing.
All 13 Claude Code alternatives, in our order
Coding agents →-
CodingFree tier
OpenAI Codex
OpenAI's coding agent, in a desktop app, CLI, IDE extension and on the web; included with ChatGPT plans.
Subscription · 3 use casesFree; Plus $20/mo
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CodingFree tier
Lovable
An app builder for non-coders: chat to build websites and web apps, with hosting and a database included.
Subscription · 3 use casesFree; Pro $25/mo
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CodingFree tier
Cursor
An AI code editor with agents that plan and make multi-file changes, plus cloud agents and code review.
Subscription · 2 use casesFree; Plus $8/mo
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CodingFree tier
GitHub Copilot
GitHub's coding assistant with an agent mode in VS Code and other editors, a CLI and cloud agents that work on GitHub issues.
Subscription · 1 use caseFree; Pro $10/mo
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CodingFree tier
Devin
An autonomous coding agent from Cognition, now sold with local and cloud agents (Devin Cloud) and its own SWE models. Windsurf, Cognition's AI code editor, was renamed Devin Desktop on June 2, 2026.
Subscription · 1 use caseFree; Pro $20/mo
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Coding
Replit Agent
A browser-based app builder: describe the app and Replit Agent builds, hosts and deploys it.
Subscription · 1 use casefrom $20/mo
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DesignFree tier
Figma Make
Figma's prompt-to-app tool that turns ideas and designs into working prototypes and web apps.
Per seatFree; Professional full seat $16/mo
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Coding
Augment Code
An AI coding agent with a context engine for large codebases, in the IDE and CLI.
Subscription$20/mo flat
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Coding
Factory (Droids)
Software-development agents (Droids) that work in your terminal, IDE or cloud to build features, review code and fix incidents.
Subscription$20/mo
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CodingFree tier
Kiro
AWS's agentic IDE that works from specs: it turns a prompt into requirements, a design and tasks, then writes the code.
Per seatFree; Pro $20/user/mo
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CodingFree tier
Bolt.new
An AI app builder that turns a prompt into a working web app with hosting and databases, no code needed.
SubscriptionFree; Pro $25/mo
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CodingFree tier
v0
Vercel's AI app builder that turns prompts into web apps and UIs you can deploy on Vercel.
Per seatFree; Plus $30/user/mo
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Coding
Jules
Google's asynchronous coding agent that clones your repo to a cloud VM, plans changes and opens pull requests.
Quote onlySee vendor
How we ordered this list: whether the vendor publishes its prices, then the number of verified public use cases we've found, then the lowest listed monthly plan. Only full listings (verified starting price with its source) in the same job category are included. We haven't tested these hands-on. How we rank.
Pricing compared
| Alternative | Starts at | Model | Free plan | Lowest monthly plan vs Claude Code ($20/mo) | Checked | Source |
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 OpenAI Codex | Free; Plus $20/mo | Subscription | Yes | $8/mo (lower) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Lovable | Free; Pro $25/mo | Subscription | Yes | $25/mo (higher) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Cursor | Free; Plus $8/mo | Subscription | Yes | $8/mo (lower) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 GitHub Copilot | Free; Pro $10/mo | Subscription | Yes | $10/mo (lower) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Devin | Free; Pro $20/mo | Subscription | Yes | $20/mo (same) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Replit Agent | from $20/mo | Subscription | No | $20/mo (same) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Figma Make | Free; Professional full seat $16/mo | Per seat | Yes | $16/mo (lower) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Augment Code | $20/mo flat | Subscription | No | $20/mo (same) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Factory | $20/mo | Subscription | No | $20/mo (same) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Kiro | Free; Pro $20/user/mo | Per seat | Yes | $20/mo (same) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 Bolt.new | Free; Pro $25/mo | Subscription | Yes | $25/mo (higher) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
 v0 | Free; Plus $30/user/mo | Per seat | Yes | $30/mo (higher) | October 21, 2026 | Source |
| Jules | See vendor | Quote only | No | no monthly plan listed | October 21, 2026 | Source |
Prices are copied from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown. "not published" or "Contact sales" means the vendor doesn't publish a price; we don't guess. Monthly plans are compared as listed (per seat where the vendor prices per seat); usage-priced plans have no monthly figure. Prices change; confirm with the vendor.
Open-source Claude Code alternatives from the Hub
Free, open-source agents, skills, MCP servers and recipes for the same job, from the AITeamGuide Hub. You run them yourself.
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Skill
Superpowers
A skills library and working method for coding agents: brainstorm, plan, test first, then build.
Software development★ 304k
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Agent
OpenCode
An open-source coding agent for the terminal and desktop that works with many model providers.
Software development★ 221k
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Skill
Anthropic Agent Skills
Anthropic's public library of Agent Skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF skills and examples for building your own.
Personal productivity · Software development★ 183k
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Agent
Gemini CLI
Google's open-source coding and task agent for the terminal, powered by Gemini.
Software development★ 108k
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Agent
OpenHands
An open-source coding agent that works in a sandbox to edit code, run commands and open pull requests.
Software development★ 92k
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MCP server
MCP reference servers
The official set of reference MCP servers (filesystem, fetch, git, memory, time and more) used as starting points.
Software development · Personal productivity★ 92k
FAQ
What are the best Claude Code alternatives in 2026?
We list 13 alternatives to Claude Code for the same job (build an app, website or script), each with pricing checked on the vendor's own site. Ordered by our data (whether the vendor publishes its prices, then the number of verified public use cases we've found, then the lowest listed monthly plan), the first three are OpenAI Codex (Free; Plus $20/mo), Lovable (Free; Pro $25/mo) and Cursor (Free; Plus $8/mo). We haven't tested them hands-on, and no vendor can pay to change this order.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Claude Code?
Claude Code's lowest listed monthly plan is $20/mo (checked October 21, 2026). 4 alternatives list a lower monthly plan: OpenAI Codex ($8/mo), Cursor ($8/mo), GitHub Copilot ($10/mo) and Figma Make ($16/mo). Plans are compared as the vendors list them (per seat where they price per seat), so check what each plan includes.
Is there a free alternative to Claude Code?
OpenAI Codex, Lovable, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Devin, Figma Make, Kiro, Bolt.new and v0 have a free plan or free tier, according to their public pricing pages (checked October 21, 2026).
Is there an open-source alternative to Claude Code?
The AITeamGuide Hub lists 28 open-source projects for the same job that you run yourself, for example Superpowers, OpenCode and Anthropic Agent Skills. They need setup and hosting, unlike Claude Code.
Can a vendor pay to rank higher here?
No. The order comes from our data only. Paid placements are always labelled "Sponsored" or "Featured", sit outside the list and never change the order.
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