Hugging Face
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The place to find, try and share open AI models, datasets and live demos.
Free · Pro $9/mo
24 free tools
🎁Free Code & Development AI tools we like
1 is completely free and 23 have a free plan with paid upgrades. Sorted by popularity.
← All Code & Development tools, free and paidChatGPT
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The everyday AI assistant most people try first, good at drafting, explaining and making images.
Free · Plus $20/mo
Claude
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A calm, careful AI assistant that shines on long documents, nuanced writing and code.
Free · Pro $20/mo
Cursor
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A code editor built around AI, where you can chat with your codebase and let agents make edits.
Freemium🧑💻 Coding Assistant
Free · Pro $20/mo
GitHub Copilot
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An AI coding sidekick that suggests code as you type and answers questions in your editor.
Freemium🧑💻 Coding Assistant
Free tier · Pro $10/mo
Gemini
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Google's AI assistant, at its most useful when it can see your Gmail, Docs and Drive.
Free · Advanced $19.99/mo
Zapier
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Connect the apps you already use and let automations, or AI agents, handle the busywork.
Free · from $19.99/mo
Lovable
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Chat your way from a rough idea to a live web app, no setup required.
Free · from $25/mo
Replit
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Describe the app you have in mind, and an agent writes, runs and puts it online for you.
Free · Core $20/mo
v0
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Type what you want on screen and get working React components back in moments.
Free · Premium $20/mo
Bolt
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A full coding environment in a browser tab where AI writes, runs and ships the app for you.
Free · Pro $20/mo
n8n
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Workflow automation you can run on your own server, with AI building blocks ready to plug in.
Self-host free · Cloud from €24/mo
Framer
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A designer-friendly site builder that can sketch a whole page for you before you start polishing.
Free · from $10/mo
Windsurf
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An AI coding editor whose agent works alongside you, tracking context as you move through a task.
Free · Pro $15/mo
Le Chat
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Mistral's speedy chat assistant from Europe, with web search and a canvas for drafting.
Free · Pro $14.99/mo
Make
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Drag modules onto a canvas and watch data flow through even the most tangled workflows.
Free · from $9/mo
Bubble
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A visual app builder for serious web apps, now with AI to help you get the first version on its feet.
Freemium🧩 No-Code
Free · from $29/mo
Chatbase
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Feed it your docs and website, then drop a helpful AI chat assistant onto your site.
Free · from $40/mo
Julius AI
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Upload a spreadsheet, ask a question in plain English and get the chart you were picturing.
Free · from $20/mo
Botpress
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A builder's toolkit for AI agents, with a visual studio up front and code when you want it.
Freemium💬 Chatbot Builder
Free · pay as you go
Tabnine
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AI code completion that takes privacy seriously, with options to keep your code in-house.
Free · from $9/mo
Snyk
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Spots security holes in your code and dependencies, then suggests fixes right where you work.
Free · from $25/mo
Voiceflow
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Map out a conversational agent on a canvas, test it on the spot and launch it to customers.
Free · from $60/mo
Hex
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Shared data notebooks where SQL, Python and an AI helper all live on one page.
Freemium📊 Data & Analytics
Free · from $36/mo
FAQ
What is the best code & development AI tool in 2026?+
Our shortlist: ChatGPT (new, $20), Claude (new, $20) and Cursor (new, $20).
Can I use a code & development AI tool for free?+
Absolutely — 24 tools here have a free plan. We’d start with ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor.
How much should I expect to pay for code & development software?+
Most paid plans sit around $20/month. The cheapest we list starts at $9, the priciest at $60.
Which code & development tools can developers build on?+
18 offer an API — handy if you want to plug them into your own product. Try ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.