Claude alternatives
- 1C
General-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks
Cheaper: from $8/moNo API - 2G

Google's AI assistant for chat, research, images, video and everyday tasks
- 3M
- 4D
- 5G

xAI's chat assistant for questions, writing and research, with free and paid tiers
Pricier: from $30/mo - 6CCursorCode Assistants
AI coding agent and editor for developers and engineering teams
Cheaper: from $8/moNo API - 7GGitHub CopilotCode Assistants
AI coding assistant and agents for editors, terminal, desktop and GitHub
Cheaper: from $10/moNo API - 8OOpenAI CodexCode Assistants
OpenAI's coding agent for the desktop, CLI, IDE, web and iOS, included in ChatGPT plans
Cheaper: from $8/mo - 9DDevinCode Assistants
Autonomous AI software engineer that writes, tests and reviews code to merge-ready PRs
Pricier: from $20/moNo API - 10W
WindsurfCode AssistantsAI coding IDE and command center for running local and cloud coding agents
Pricier: from $20/mo - 11C
ClineCode AssistantsOpen-source AI coding agent for your editor, terminal, desktop and apps
Open source - 12K
KiroCode AssistantsSpec-driven agentic coding IDE and CLI for developers and engineering teams
Pricier: from $20/moNo API
Side-by-side comparison
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Open source | Platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Free · from $17/mo | web, ios, android, macos | ||||
| C | Free · from $8/mo | web | vs Claude | |||
| G | Freemium | web, api | vs Claude | |||
| M | Free · from $18/mo | web, windows, macos, ios | vs Claude | |||
| D | Paid | web, ios, android, api | vs Claude | |||
| G | Free · from $30/mo | web, api | vs Claude | |||
| C | Free · from $8/mo | macos, web, slack | vs Claude | |||
| G | Free · from $10/mo | web, macos, vscode, jetbrains | vs Claude | |||
| O | Free · from $8/mo | web, ios, api, slack | vs Claude | |||
| D | Free · from $20/mo | web, windows, macos, linux | vs Claude | |||
| W | Free · from $20/mo | macos, jetbrains | vs Claude | |||
| C | Free | vscode, jetbrains, macos, windows | vs Claude | |||
| K | Free · from $20/mo | web | vs Claude |