Free plans · Checked October 28, 2026 to October 30, 2026
Free AI Coding Agents (2026)
11 AI coding agents and assistants we list in full have a plan that costs $0, with no end date. For each one: what the free plan includes, in the vendor's words, and the cheapest paid plan if you outgrow it. Free trials don't count.
Short answer: is there a free AI coding agent?
Yes. 11 AI coding agents and assistants we list have a plan that costs $0 with no end date on their public pricing page (checked October 28, 2026 to October 30, 2026): Base44, Bolt.new, Cursor, Devin, Emergent, GitHub Copilot, Kiro, Lovable, OpenAI Codex, Replit Agent, v0. The cheapest monthly paid plan among them is Cursor (Plus: $8/mo). Free trials are not counted; listed by name, never by payment.
| Product | Free plan | Cheapest paid plan | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
 Base44 | Free: $0 (25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month; up to 5 apps) | Starter: $16/mo billed yearly | pricing page · October 28, 2026 |
 Bolt.new | Free: $0/month | Pro: $25/mo | pricing page · October 29, 2026 |
 Cursor | Free: $0 (limited AI use) | Plus: $8/mo | pricing page · October 28, 2026 |
 Devin | Free: $0 (light quota) | Pro: $20/mo | pricing page · October 29, 2026 |
 Emergent | Free: $0 (10 credits a month) | Standard: $20/mo | pricing page · October 28, 2026 |
 GitHub Copilot | Free: $0 (limited chat and agent use) | Pro: $10/mo | pricing page · October 30, 2026 |
 Kiro | Free: $0/month (50 credits) | Pro: $20/user/mo | pricing page · October 29, 2026 |
 Lovable | Free: $0 (5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month)) | Pro: $25/mo | pricing page · October 28, 2026 |
 OpenAI Codex | Free: $0 (quick tasks) | Go: $8/mo | pricing page · October 28, 2026 |
 Replit Agent | Starter: $0 (free plan: daily Agent credits, Lite build, 1 published app) | Core: $20/mo | pricing page · October 28, 2026 |
 v0 | Free: $0/month (7 messages/day; $5 one-time credits for new users) | Plus: $30/user/mo | pricing page · October 28, 2026 |
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Common questions
Is there a free AI coding agent?
Yes. 11 AI coding agents and assistants we list have a plan that costs $0 with no end date on their public pricing page (checked October 28, 2026 to October 30, 2026): Base44, Bolt.new, Cursor, Devin, Emergent, GitHub Copilot, Kiro, Lovable, OpenAI Codex, Replit Agent, v0.
Which free AI coding agents work in VS Code or the terminal?
On GitHub's Copilot plans page (checked October 30, 2026), the Free plan includes agent mode "in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode" and Copilot CLI ("Use Copilot from your terminal"); the page says "Free plan supports CLI and agent mode." Kiro's pricing page says Kiro subscriptions can be used with "Kiro IDE, Kiro CLI, Kiro Web" and ACP compatible IDEs, and lists Kiro Free at "$0 per month" with "50 credits". OpenAI's Codex pricing page describes the Free plan as "quick coding tasks" and lists "Codex on the web, in the CLI, in the IDE extension" under Plus ($20/mo). For the others in the table, check the vendor's site for which editors the free plan supports.
What do the free plans limit?
Each product sets its own limits. The table shows each free plan as the vendor's pricing page describes it, plus the cheapest paid plan (11 of 11 list one), so you can see what going past the free limits costs.
Does a free trial count?
No. Only plans that stay free with no end date are listed. Time-limited free trials are left out.
Plans and prices are copied from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown; vendors change them often, so confirm before you sign up. Listed by name, never by payment.
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