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Category: AI Development / AutocompleteVerified for 2025
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Codeium
FREEBest 'Plug & Play' Alternative
Why we like it
A direct, drop-in replacement for the Copilot plugin; faster autocomplete speeds; generous free tier for individuals; supports 70+ languages; offers its own AI-native IDE called 'Windsurf' which is arguably superior to VS Code.
Keep in mind
The 'Enterprise' features (self-hosted) are paid, similar to Copilot.
Continue
FREEBest for 'BYO Model'
Why we like it
An open-source extension for VS Code/JetBrains that lets you bring *any* model; plug in 'DeepSeek Coder' (cheaper/better than GPT-4), Claude 3.5 Sonnet, or run local models via Ollama for 100% air-gapped privacy.
Keep in mind
Requires you to bring your own API key or set up a local model runner (Ollama).
DeepSeek Coder
FREEBest Intelligence Engine
Why we like it
The current 'SOTA' (State of the Art) for open coding models; beats GPT-4 Turbo on HumanEval benchmarks; massive 128k context window; you can run it inside 'Continue' for pennies compared to Copilot's subscription.
Keep in mind
It is a model, not a plugin (you need 'Continue' or 'Cursor' to use it).
Amazon Q Developer
FREEBest for Corporate / AWS
Why we like it
Formerly 'CodeWhisperer'; the free tier is incredibly generous (includes security scans and chat); deeply integrated into AWS (can write CloudFormation/Lambda code better than Copilot).
Keep in mind
Heavier focus on AWS; less 'general purpose' creative coding than Copilot.
Tabnine
FREEBest for Privacy
Why we like it
The original AI coder; runs entirely locally on your laptop (no code leaves your machine); offers an 'Enterprise' version that can be trained specifically on *your* company's private repo patterns.
Keep in mind
The local model is 'dumber' than massive cloud models like GPT-4.
Cursor
FREEBest UX / IDE
Why we like it
A fork of VS Code with AI baked into the core, not just a plugin; 'Cmd+K' to refactor entire files is unmatched; supports 'Tab' to complete diffs; free tier is very capable.
Keep in mind
Eventually requires a $20/mo subscription for heavy use of premium models (Claude 3.5 Sonnet).
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