Best for Coding

Best-in-class code generation

VS Code compatible (extensions work)

$20/mo for real usage

500 premium request limit

Most versatile AI assistant

Huge plugin/GPT ecosystem

Plus plan can feel limited at $20/mo

Pro plan is expensive ($200/mo)

Works in your actual terminal and codebase

Excellent for complex multi-file tasks

API costs can add up quickly

Requires terminal comfort

Completely free when self-hosted

Open source (full code access)

Requires technical setup for self-hosting

Steeper learning curve

Works in existing editor (no switch needed)

Cheapest pro plan ($10/mo)

Completions less accurate than Cursor

Chat less capable than dedicated chatbots

Grok 4 Heavy tops Humanity's Last Exam

DeepSearch and Big Brain Mode

SuperGrok is $30/mo (pricier than ChatGPT Plus)

Heavy plan is $300/mo

Extremely cheap API pricing

Open-source models

Chinese company (data concerns)

Less polished web interface

Generous free tier

Cascade agent is powerful

Newer, less proven than Cursor/Copilot

Agent can make mistakes on complex tasks

Generates production-ready React/Next.js code

Uses shadcn/ui (modern, customizable)

Only generates UI (no backend logic)

Sometimes needs manual tweaking

Generous free tier

Open-source models

Less capable than GPT-5/Claude on complex tasks

Smaller community

Build and deploy full apps from a prompt

Runs code in browser (WebContainers)

Token limits can be restrictive

Struggles with complex projects

Zero setup — code in browser

AI agent can build full apps

Cloud-only (need internet)

Performance limited vs local IDE