Best AI Coding Assistants Tools

Explore 27 AI coding assistants tools to find the perfect solution.

Coding Assistants

27 tools

GitHub Copilot

AI pair programmer that provides code completion, chat, and agentic assistance inside IDEs and GitHub

Bolt.new (StackBlitz)

AI-powered full‑stack web development agent that prompts, runs, edits and deploys full-stack apps in-browser using AI models.

Tabby

A self-hosted AI coding assistant designed to integrate with VSCode, offering chat-based code completions and an enhanced in-editor experience.

OpenHands

A platform for AI software development agents that simplifies interactions with code and automates task management through minimal-code interfaces.

Roo Code

Roo Code is an AI-powered autonomous coding agent that lives in your editor. It communicates in natural language, reads and writes files, executes terminal commands, automates browser actions, and can integrate with any OpenAI-compatible API/model. It adapts its personality via customizable modes, acting as a flexible coding partner, system architect, QA engineer, or product manager to help build software more efficiently.

continue

An open-source CLI AI agent that simplifies and streamlines developer workflows through autonomous task management.

Goose (block/goose)

On-machine, extensible AI agent for automating development tasks end-to-end (install, execute, edit, test) using any LLM.

AutoDev

AutoDev is an AI-powered coding assistant integrated in IntelliJ IDEA. It provides multilingual support, auto code generation, bug-slaying assistance, and customizable prompts along with features for auto development, testing, documentation, and agent functionalities.

Cline

Cline is an autonomous coding agent that integrates into your IDE and CLI, capable of creating and editing files, executing terminal commands, interacting with the browser, and leveraging the Model Context Protocol to extend its capabilities—all under human supervision.

AI Toolkit for Visual Studio Code

Formerly known as Windows AI Studio, this toolkit extends VS Code with support for a broad range of AI models, streamlining prompt generation, code completion, and AI model discovery.

Microsoft AI Extension Pack

A curated collection of Visual Studio Code extensions designed to accelerate building generative AI applications and agents. It bundles essential tools such as the AI Toolkit, AI Foundry Extension, GitHub Copilot (and its Azure variant), and Data Wrangler, providing integrated support for intelligent code assistance and deployment within VS Code.

gitprompt

An AI-powered CLI git assistant that automatically stages files and creates commits with perfect, GPT-4.1 generated messages. It analyzes code changes, groups files intelligently, and supports features like diff analysis, safety checks, and interactive confirmations, boosting developer productivity during version control.

clineAI

clineAI is an autonomous coding agent integrated into your IDE that can create/edit files, execute terminal commands, use the browser, and analyze your project’s file structure and source code. It operates with human-in-the-loop permission, ensuring safe execution, and leverages the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to expand its capabilities.

Aider

Aider is an AI pair programming tool for the terminal that leverages large language models to assist with coding tasks. It maps your codebase, supports multiple programming languages, integrates with git, and offers features like voice-to-code, IDE integration, and the ability to work with both cloud and local LLMs.

Claude Auto-Commit

Claude Auto-Commit is an open-source AI-powered tool that analyzes code changes using the Claude Code SDK to generate contextual and meaningful Git commit messages. It supports multi-language commit formatting, automatic staging, and optional auto-push, integrating seamlessly into developers’ workflows via OAuth-based authentication (requiring a Claude Pro/Max subscription).

OpenHands

On-machine AI coding agent that can plan, write, execute, and test code; CLI, headless, and cloud options.

Plandex

Plandex is an open source, terminal-based AI coding agent designed for large projects and real-world tasks. It can plan and execute complex, multi-step coding workflows across dozens of files, supports a massive 2M token context (approximately 100K tokens per file), and uses tree-sitter for fast project mapping and syntax validation. It offers configurable autonomy ranging from full automated execution to fine-grained control with a cumulative diff review sandbox and automated debugging of terminal commands.

PR-Agent (Qodo Merge)

An AI-powered tool for automated pull request analysis, feedback, and code suggestions, designed to streamline code review processes.

Kilo Code

Kilo Code is an open-source VS Code AI agent that helps with planning, building, and fixing code. It leverages natural language to generate code, automates repetitive tasks (including terminal commands and browser automation), refactors code, and offers multi-mode operation (Architect, Coder, Debugger). It integrates features from existing tools like Roo Code and Cline.

Gemini CLI

Open-source command-line AI agent for Google Gemini with MCP server support and GitHub Action integration.

Opencode

A terminal-based AI coding assistant that leverages intelligent coding agents to provide context-aware code generation and debugging support.

Aider

An AI tool offering support for multiple models (including GPT-5, Grok-4, and Gemini) to assist in code generation and other AI-driven tasks.

GitHub Copilot (Multi-Model Update)

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant integrated into the GitHub ecosystem, now enhanced with multi-model support and new developer tools like GitHub Spark.

GitHub Copilot Business

An enterprise-grade AI coding assistant that integrates with IDEs, GitHub, and the CLI to enhance developer productivity, code quality, and secure governance. It is designed to scale operations for modern development teams with additional business controls and integration options.

Codex

A lightweight coding agent from OpenAI that runs in your terminal, offering rapid code generation and intelligent assistance for development tasks.

GitHub Copilot Extensions Beta

A limited public beta platform from GitHub that extends the capabilities of GitHub Copilot Chat in editors like VS Code and Visual Studio. It allows developers to perform actions such as creating feature flags, checking exceptions, accessing API documentation, and deploying applications through natural language commands via integrated third‐party extensions.

AI Shell

AI Shell is an interactive CLI tool that brings AI-powered assistance providers (agents) directly to your command line. It allows users to interact with various generative AI models in a conversational manner, either as a standalone tool or integrated with PowerShell 7, enhancing productivity in the command line.