Claude
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A calm, careful AI assistant that shines on long documents, nuanced writing and code.
Free · Pro $20/mo
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🧑💻AI tools for developers
Developers lean on AI for autocomplete, explaining unfamiliar code, writing tests, drafting docs and handling multi-file changes through agents. Many also use general assistants for design discussions and app builders for quick prototypes.
We suggest prioritizing how well a tool understands your whole codebase, how it treats your source code privately, and whether it fits your editor and pipeline.
We picked 16 tools across coding assistant, AI models & chat, website & app builder, automation and cybersecurity — 16 of them free to start.
🧑💻 Coding Assistant for developers
All Coding Assistant →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
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
🧠 AI Models & Chat for developers
All AI Models & Chat →ChatGPT
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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
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
Perplexity
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Ask a question, get a clear answer with links to where the information came from.
Free · Pro $20/mo
🌐 Website & App Builder for developers
All Website & App Builder →Figma
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The shared canvas product teams already live in, with AI that helps you get past the blank page.
Free · from $16/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
Gamma
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Describe your topic and get a polished deck, document or simple web page you can refine.
Free · Plus $10/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
⚙️ Automation for developers
All Automation →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
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
Make
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Drag modules onto a canvas and watch data flow through even the most tangled workflows.
Free · from $9/mo
Clay
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A spreadsheet-style workspace for researching leads and writing personal outreach at scale.
Free · from $149/mo
🛡️ Cybersecurity for developers
All Cybersecurity →FAQ
Which AI tools should developers try first?+
We’d start with ChatGPT — the everyday ai assistant most people try first, good at drafting, explaining and making images, Claude — a calm, careful ai assistant that shines on long documents, nuanced writing and code and Cursor — a code editor built around ai, where you can chat with your codebase and let agents make edits.
Are there free AI tools for developers?+
Plenty — ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and GitHub Copilot all have free plans.