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Cheapest AI coding assistants (2026): 14 sorted by real price

14 AI coding assistants sorted by price, cheapest first, using only the prices each vendor publishes, with the plan name, the source and the date we checked it. 9 have a free plan. Sorted by price only, never by payment.

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Quick answer

Cheapest: Cursor, whose lowest listed monthly plan is Plus: $8/mo (Grok models only).
Next cheapest: OpenAI Codex (Go: $8/mo (lightweight tasks)), GitHub Copilot (Pro: $10/mo).
Free plan: Cursor, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Figma Make, Devin, Kiro, Bolt.new, Lovable, v0.
Per user: Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Devin, Bolt.new, v0, Kiro and Factory price per user or seat on at least one plan.
Prices checked: October 21, 2026, on each vendor's own pricing page.

AI coding assistants by price

Cheapest AI coding assistants (2026): sorted by price, with the date each price was checked
#	Product	Lowest listed monthly plan	Free plan	All plans	Checked	Source
1	Cursor	Plus: $8/mo (Grok models only)	Free: $0	Free: $0 Plus: $8/mo Premium: $30/mo Super: $100/mo Ultra: $200/mo Teams: from $30/user/mo	October 21, 2026	Source
2	OpenAI Codex	Go: $8/mo (lightweight tasks)	Free: $0	Free: $0 Go: $8/mo Plus: $20/mo Pro: from $100/mo Business: $25/user/mo	October 21, 2026	Source
3	GitHub Copilot	Pro: $10/mo	Free: $0	Free: $0 Pro: $10/mo Pro+: $39/mo Max: $100/mo	October 21, 2026	Source
4	Figma Make	Professional: $16/mo full seat (3,000 AI credits/mo)	Starter: Free	Starter: Free Professional: $16/mo full seat Organization: $55/mo full seat Enterprise: $90/mo full seat	October 21, 2026	Source
5	Augment Code	Standard: $20/mo (flat, up to 50 seats; $20 usage included)	No	Standard: $20/mo Business: $100/mo	October 21, 2026	Source
6	Claude Code	Pro: $20/mo ($17 billed annually; Claude Code included)	No	Pro: $20/mo Max 5x: $100/mo Max 20x: $200/mo	October 21, 2026	Source
7	Devin	Pro: $20/mo (includes cloud agents)	Free: $0	Free: $0 Pro: $20/mo Max: $200/mo Teams: $80/mo + $40/dev seat	October 21, 2026	Source
8	Factory	Pro: $20/mo	No	Pro: $20/mo Plus: $100/mo Max: $200/mo Teams: $60/mo + $40/seat	October 21, 2026	Source
9	Kiro	Pro: $20/user/mo (1,000 credits)	Free: $0/month	Free: $0/month Pro: $20/user/mo Pro+: $40/user/mo Pro Max: $100/user/mo	October 21, 2026	Source
10	Replit Agent	Core: $20/mo ($18 billed annually; includes $20 of model usage)	No	Core: $20/mo Higher tier: $100/mo	October 21, 2026	Source
11	Bolt.new	Pro: $25/mo ($18 billed yearly)	Free: $0/month	Free: $0/month Pro: $25/mo Teams: $30/member/mo	October 21, 2026	Source
12	Lovable	Pro: $25/mo (100 monthly credits)	Free: $0	Free: $0 Pro: $25/mo Business: $50/mo	October 21, 2026	Source
13	v0	Plus: $30/user/mo ($30 of credits included)	Free: $0/month	Free: $0/month Plus: $30/user/mo Business: $100/user/mo	October 21, 2026	Source
14	Jules	no monthly price listed	No	not published	October 21, 2026	Source

How we sorted: the lowest monthly price printed on each vendor's pricing page, cheapest first; products that only publish usage, yearly or quote pricing come last. Prices are copied from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown; plan names and billing notes (per seat, billed yearly) are kept as the vendor writes them. "not published" or "Contact sales" means the vendor doesn't publish a price; we don't guess. Prices change; confirm with the vendor.

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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
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
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
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
Coding

Augment Code

An AI coding agent with a context engine for large codebases, in the IDE and CLI.

Subscription$20/mo flat
Coding

Claude Code

Anthropic's coding agent for the terminal, editor and web. It reads your codebase, makes changes and runs commands.

Subscription · 4 use casesfrom $20/mo
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coding

Jules

Google's asynchronous coding agent that clones your repo to a cloud VM, plans changes and opens pull requests.

Quote onlySee vendor

FAQ

What is the cheapest AI coding assistant in 2026?

Of the 14 AI coding assistants we list with verified pricing, the cheapest by listed monthly price is Cursor, whose lowest listed monthly plan is Plus: $8/mo (Grok models only), checked October 21, 2026. With a free plan: Cursor, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Figma Make, Devin, Kiro, Bolt.new, Lovable and v0. Cheapest isn't always best value: compare what each plan includes.

Is there a free AI coding assistant?

Yes. Cursor: yes. Its Free plan is $0 (limited AI use), checked October 21, 2026. OpenAI Codex: yes. Its Free plan is $0 (quick tasks), checked October 21, 2026. GitHub Copilot: yes. Its Free plan is $0 (limited chat and agent use), checked October 21, 2026. Figma Make: yes. Its Starter plan is Free (limited AI credits), checked October 21, 2026. Devin: yes. Its Free plan is $0 (light quota), checked October 21, 2026. Kiro: yes. Its Free plan is $0/month (50 credits), checked October 21, 2026. Bolt.new: yes. Its Free plan is $0/month, checked October 21, 2026. Lovable: yes. Its Free plan is $0 (5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month)), checked October 21, 2026. v0: yes. Its Free plan is $0/month (7 messages/day), checked October 21, 2026.

How much does an AI coding assistant cost per month?

The lowest listed monthly plans run from $8/mo (Cursor) to $30/mo (v0) across the 13 that print a monthly price. Jules doesn't print a comparable monthly price. Prices checked October 21, 2026.

Are these prices per user?

Some are. Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Devin, Bolt.new, v0, Kiro and Factory price at least one plan per user or seat, so multiply by your team size. The others print a flat monthly price. Several also print a lower price for yearly billing; the table keeps the vendor's wording.

Can a vendor pay to be listed as cheaper?

No. The order is by price only, from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown. Paid placements on AITeamGuide are always labelled "Sponsored" or "Featured" and never change this order.

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