Raunak Patil

Best AI coding tools in October 2026

Editors, coding agents and app builders that write, explain and fix code, for developers and for people who have never written a line. Below are the 37 that Raunak picked, in Radar's order, then the most popular of the other 863 in this category on Radar.

  1. 1Claude CodeAn agent that works in your terminal and editor: reads the codebase, makes changes, runs the tests.Paid
  2. 2CursorA code editor built around AI, autocomplete that predicts edits, and agents that take tasks.Free plan
  3. 3GitHub CopilotCode suggestions, chat and a coding agent inside your editor and on GitHub.Free plan
  4. 4CodexOpenAI's coding agent, in the cloud, the terminal or your IDE, that ships pull requests.Paid
  5. 5WindsurfAn AI-native editor whose agent follows along with what you're doing.Free plan
  6. 6Google AntigravityGoogle's agent-first IDE: hand agents whole tasks and review what they did.Free plan
  7. 7ReplitDescribe an app and its agent builds, hosts and deploys it in the browser.Free plan
  8. 8LovableFull-stack web apps from a conversation, with a real database behind them.Free plan
  9. 9BoltPrompt, run, edit and deploy full-stack apps without leaving the browser tab.Free plan
  10. 10v0Vercel's builder for polished React interfaces and apps from a prompt or a sketch.Free plan
  11. 11Gemini CLIGoogle's open-source coding agent for the terminal, with a generous free tier.Open source
  12. 12JulesGoogle's asynchronous coding agent: give it an issue, get back a pull request.Free plan
  13. 13ClineAn open-source coding agent for VS Code that asks before every step it takes.Open source
  14. 14AiderPair-programming in the terminal that commits each change to git as it goes.Open source
  15. 15ZedA very fast open-source editor with AI and agents built in.Open source
  16. 16WarpA terminal where agents can run commands, fix errors and write code with you.Free plan
  17. 17KiroAWS's agentic IDE that plans from specs before it writes the code.Free plan
  18. 18JetBrains AIAI chat, completion and the Junie coding agent inside JetBrains IDEs.Free plan
  19. 19Gemini Code AssistGoogle's coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains, free for individuals.Free plan
  20. 20AmpSourcegraph's agentic coding tool for the editor and the terminal.Free plan
  21. 21Augment CodeAn AI coding agent that understands very large codebases.Paid
  22. 22TabninePrivate code completion and chat that can run on your own servers.Paid
  23. 23QodoAI that writes tests and reviews code for quality before it ships.Free plan
  24. 24CodeRabbitLine-by-line AI reviews on every pull request.Free plan
  25. 25GreptileCode review that understands your whole repository, not just the diff.Paid
  26. 26DevinCognition's autonomous software engineer, working in its own sandbox.Paid
  27. 27Factory'Droids' that take coding tasks from ticket to pull request.Free plan
  28. 28OpenHandsAn open-source platform for AI software agents that code like a developer.Open source
  29. 29Roo CodeAn open-source team of AI coding agents inside VS Code.Open source
  30. 30Kilo CodeAn open-source coding agent for VS Code and JetBrains, with hundreds of models.Open source
  31. 31ContinueOpen-source assistants and checks for your editor and your pull requests.Open source
  32. 32MintlifyBeautiful developer documentation, kept up to date with AI.Free plan
  33. 33PiecesRemembers what you worked on across tools so your AI has the context.Free plan
  34. 34Firebase StudioGoogle's cloud workspace for building full-stack apps with Gemini.Free
  35. 35Base44Working apps, with login and a database, from a description.Free plan
  36. 36RorkNative mobile apps from a prompt, ready to test on your phone.Free plan
  37. 37GitHub SparkSmall full-stack apps from plain English, hosted for you on GitHub.Paid

Free to start: Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf all have a free plan or are free outright.

Popular open-source AI coding tools on GitHub

By stars on GitHub.

  1. ponytailMakes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.★ 165,720
  2. cc-switchA cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Grok Build & Hermes Agent. Only official…★ 145,492
  3. system-prompts-and-models-of-ai-toolsFULL Augment Code, Claude Code, Cluely, CodeBuddy, Comet, Cursor, Devin AI, Junie, Kiro, Leap.new, Lovable, Manus, NotionAI, Orchids.app,…★ 144,063
  4. spec-kit💫 Toolkit to help you get started with SDD or any other process!★ 141,629
  5. uiComposable, accessible components with thoughtful defaults. Build your own component library with code you can customize, extend, and make…★ 125,789
  6. caveman🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman.★ 113,197
  7. claude-memPersistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and…★ 101,332
  8. orcaOrca is the place for working with a fleet of agents (e.g. Grok Bot, Codex). Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on…★ 95,002
  9. archifyTurn any idea, plan, or codebase into a beautiful interactive diagram. An agent skill for Claude Code, Codex, and more.★ 84,728
  10. rtkCLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies★ 83,704

Apps to try in the browser, on Hugging Face Spaces

By likes on Hugging Face.

  1. 🐳DeepSite v4Generate any application by Vibe Coding it♥ 16,610
  2. 🥧MiniCPM5-2B WebGPU PiA coding agent running entirely in your browser♥ 104
  3. 🏆Tank War GAME"One-minute creation by AI Coding Autonomous Agent MOUSE-I"♥ 62
  4. 💻Unit 2.1 smolagents Code QuizA coding quiz app on the smolagents framework♥ 60

Launched on Product Hunt

By upvotes on Product Hunt.

  1. MGX (Now Atoms)The first AI dev team▲ 1,270
  2. AgentplaceThe platform for creating interactive AI websites and apps▲ 991
  3. Cursor 2.0Our first coding model and new interface for agents▲ 958
  4. TragAI code review companion▲ 931
  5. PaziVibe code business operations▲ 899
  6. Claude Code and Claude 3.7 SonnetOur most intelligent model to date▲ 860
  7. Lovable Visual EditsFaster and more precise edits▲ 838
  8. Cursor 1.0Cursor is the best way to code with AI▲ 786
  9. Tempo LabsVisual Editor for React, powered by AI▲ 756
  10. FlootBuild serious apps with AI without getting stuck▲ 750
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