open-source coding agent
Completions, chat and edits in VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, with a hosted or a local model.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 36k
- Latest
- v2.0.0-vscode
- Last push
- 2026-10-05
alternatives to
GitHub Copilot
GitHub's AI assistant in the editor, with completions, chat and an agent mode. A closed product from GitHub.
Side by side
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continue | Full replacement | 36k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v2.0.0-vscode | 2026-10-05 |
| Tabby | Full replacement | 34k | Other | Open core | No | Rust | v0.32.0 | 2026-06-30 |
| twinny | Full replacement | 3.7k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v4.0.20 | 2026-10-06 |
| OpenCode | Partial | 212k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v1.18.34 | 2026-10-06 |
| Codex CLI | Partial | 128k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Rust | rust-v0.160.1 | 2026-10-06 |
| Gemini CLI | Partial | 107k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v0.62.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| OpenHands | Partial | 90k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v1.25.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Cline | Partial | 70k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | desktop-v0.0.43 | 2026-10-06 |
| goose | Partial | 55k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Rust | v1.53.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Aider | Partial | 49k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Python | v0.86.0 | 2026-05-22 |
| Crush | Partial | 29k | Other | Source available | No | Go | v0.97.1 | 2026-10-06 |
| Qwen Code | Partial | 28k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | sdk-typescript-v0.1.18 | 2026-10-06 |
| avante.nvim | Partial | 18k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Lua | v0.4.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| CodeCompanion.nvim | Partial | 6.9k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Lua | v19.27.0 | 2026-10-04 |
| ProxyAI | Partial | 1.9k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Kotlin | 3.8.1 | 2026-05-28 |
| llama.vscode | Partial | 1.5k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v0.0.68 | 2026-09-28 |
| minuet-ai.nvim | Partial | 1.4k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Lua | v0.10.0 | 2026-08-14 |
Every alternative
17 alternatives
Self-hosted AI coding assistant
Self-hosted completion and chat server on your own GPU, with editor extensions.
Open-source AI coding assistant for VS Code. Code completion, chat, edits and reviews with local or hosted models. Your models, your infrastructure.
Completions, chat and inline edits in VS Code, with a local model or a hosted API.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 3.7k
- Latest
- v4.0.20
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
The open source coding agent.
An agent that works on the whole repository, without completions as you type.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 212k
- Latest
- v1.18.34
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
An agent that works on the whole repository, without completions as you type.
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 128k
- Latest
- rust-v0.160.1
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.
An agent that works on the whole repository, without completions as you type.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 107k
- Latest
- v0.62.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development
An agent that works on the whole repository, without completions as you type.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 90k
- Latest
- v1.25.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Autonomous coding agent as an SDK, IDE extension, or CLI assistant.
Agent and chat in the editor, without inline completions.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 70k
- Latest
- desktop-v0.0.43
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM
An agent that works on the whole repository, without completions as you type.
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 55k
- Latest
- v1.53.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
aider is AI pair programming in your terminal
An agent that works on the whole repository, without completions as you type.
- Language
- Python
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 49k
- Latest
- v0.86.0
- Last push
- 2026-05-22
Glamourous agentic coding for all 💘
An agent that works on the whole repository, without completions as you type.
An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal.
An agent that works on the whole repository, without completions as you type.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 28k
- Latest
- sdk-typescript-v0.1.18
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Use your Neovim like using Cursor AI IDE!
Chat and code edits in Neovim, with any model provider.
- Language
- Lua
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 18k
- Latest
- v0.4.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
✨ AI Coding, Vim Style
Chat, inline edits and agent tools in Neovim, with any model provider.
- Language
- Lua
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 6.9k
- Latest
- v19.27.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-04
The leading open-source AI copilot for JetBrains. Connect to any model in any environment, and customize your coding experience in any way you like.
Completions and chat in JetBrains IDEs with hosted or local models.
- Language
- Kotlin
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 1.9k
- Latest
- 3.8.1
- Last push
- 2026-05-28
VS Code extension for LLM-assisted code/text completion
Completions and chat in VS Code from a local llama.cpp server.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 1.5k
- Latest
- v0.0.68
- Last push
- 2026-09-28
💃 Dance with Intelligence in Your Code. Minuet offers code completion as-you-type from popular LLMs including OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Ollama, Llama.cpp, Codestral, and more.
Inline completions in Neovim from hosted or local models.
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- Aider vs twinny
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- avante.nvim vs Codex CLI
- avante.nvim vs Continue
- avante.nvim vs Crush
- avante.nvim vs Gemini CLI
- avante.nvim vs goose
- avante.nvim vs llama.vscode
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- avante.nvim vs OpenHands
- avante.nvim vs ProxyAI
- avante.nvim vs Qwen Code
- avante.nvim vs Tabby
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- Cline vs Codex CLI
- Cline vs Continue
- Cline vs Crush
- Cline vs Gemini CLI
- Cline vs goose
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- Cline vs OpenCode
- Cline vs OpenHands
- Cline vs ProxyAI
- Cline vs Qwen Code
- Cline vs Tabby
- Cline vs twinny
- CodeCompanion.nvim vs Codex CLI
- CodeCompanion.nvim vs Continue
- CodeCompanion.nvim vs Crush
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- CodeCompanion.nvim vs goose
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- CodeCompanion.nvim vs OpenCode
- CodeCompanion.nvim vs OpenHands
- CodeCompanion.nvim vs ProxyAI
- CodeCompanion.nvim vs Qwen Code
- CodeCompanion.nvim vs Tabby
- CodeCompanion.nvim vs twinny
- Codex CLI vs Continue
- Codex CLI vs Crush
- Codex CLI vs Gemini CLI
- Codex CLI vs goose
- Codex CLI vs llama.vscode
- Codex CLI vs minuet-ai.nvim
- Codex CLI vs OpenCode
- Codex CLI vs OpenHands
- Codex CLI vs ProxyAI
- Codex CLI vs Qwen Code
- Codex CLI vs Tabby
- Codex CLI vs twinny
- Continue vs Crush
- Continue vs Gemini CLI
- Continue vs goose
- Continue vs llama.vscode
- Continue vs minuet-ai.nvim
- Continue vs OpenCode
- Continue vs OpenHands
- Continue vs ProxyAI
- Continue vs Qwen Code
- Continue vs Tabby
- Continue vs twinny
- Crush vs Gemini CLI
- Crush vs goose
- Crush vs llama.vscode
- Crush vs minuet-ai.nvim
- Crush vs OpenCode
- Crush vs OpenHands
- Crush vs ProxyAI
- Crush vs Qwen Code
- Crush vs Tabby
- Crush vs twinny
- Gemini CLI vs goose
- Gemini CLI vs llama.vscode
- Gemini CLI vs minuet-ai.nvim
- Gemini CLI vs OpenCode
- Gemini CLI vs OpenHands
- Gemini CLI vs ProxyAI
- Gemini CLI vs Qwen Code
- Gemini CLI vs Tabby
- Gemini CLI vs twinny
- goose vs llama.vscode
- goose vs minuet-ai.nvim
- goose vs OpenCode
- goose vs OpenHands
- goose vs ProxyAI
- goose vs Qwen Code
- goose vs Tabby
- goose vs twinny
- llama.vscode vs minuet-ai.nvim
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- llama.vscode vs OpenHands
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- OpenCode vs Tabby
- OpenCode vs twinny
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- OpenHands vs Tabby
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- ProxyAI vs Tabby
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