The open source coding agent.
A terminal agent rather than an editor, with any model provider.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 212k
- Latest
- v1.18.34
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
alternatives to
Cursor
An AI code editor built on VS Code, with an agent, chat and completions. A closed product from Anysphere.
Side by side
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenCode | Partial | 212k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v1.18.34 | 2026-10-06 |
| Zed | Partial | 91k | Other | Open source | No | Rust | v1.22.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Cline | Partial | 70k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | desktop-v0.0.43 | 2026-10-06 |
| Continue | Partial | 36k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v2.0.0-vscode | 2026-10-05 |
| Kilo Code | Partial | 28k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v7.8.3 | 2026-10-06 |
| avante.nvim | Partial | 18k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Lua | v0.4.0 | 2026-10-06 |
Every alternative
6 alternatives
Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
An editor with its own agent and edit predictions, with the model of your choice.
Autonomous coding agent as an SDK, IDE extension, or CLI assistant.
Adds an agent to VS Code instead of a separate editor.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 70k
- Latest
- desktop-v0.0.43
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
open-source coding agent
Adds chat, edits and completions to VS Code or JetBrains instead of a separate editor.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 36k
- Latest
- v2.0.0-vscode
- Last push
- 2026-10-05
Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent.
Adds an agent to VS Code or JetBrains instead of a separate editor.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 28k
- Latest
- v7.8.3
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Use your Neovim like using Cursor AI IDE!
Cursor-style chat and code edits inside Neovim instead of a separate editor, with any model provider.
- Language
- Lua
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 18k
- Latest
- v0.4.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Head to head
About Cursor
- Vendor
- Anysphere