Alternatives to Claude Code

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Codex CLI: OpenAI's terminal agent, billed through ChatGPT plans.
Cursor: Editor-native agent if you do not want a separate CLI.
Continue: Open-source VS Code/JetBrains agent after the Cursor acquisition.

Codex CLI

OpenAI's terminal coding agent: inspect the local repo, edit files, run tools, review diffs, and automate with codex exec. Billed through ChatGPT plans.

#OpenAI

5000000DR: 98AS: 99

Cursor

Development Tools

Anysphere's AI IDE: Individual $20, Pro $40, Teams $40/user. Cloud agents and Bugbot are billed on top of the seat.

#Cursor

1748000DR: 75AS: 78

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Development Tools

Open-source coding agent for VS Code and JetBrains. Apache-2.0, local models, CLI, and MCP. Acquired by Cursor; the repo stays public.

#Open Source

500000DR: 70AS: 68