Free plans (5)
Their limits are stated in different terms, so they aren't ranked against each other. Ordered by first paid price.
| Tool | Stated limits | What makes you upgrade | First paid price | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 JetBrains AI AssistantRead Oct 29, 2026 |
AI Free: unlimited AI completion in JetBrains IDEs and 3 monthly AI credits"3 monthly AI credits"Source | More than 3 credits: AI Pro includes 10 | $8.33/user yearlyAI Pro | Free plan |
 Amazon Q DeveloperRead Oct 29, 2026 |
Perpetual free tier: 50 agentic requests per month and 1,000 lines of code per month for Java upgrades; IDE limits only for Builder ID users"The Amazon Q Developer perpetual Free Tier gives you 50 agentic chat interactions per month."Source | Perpetual free tier: 50 agentic requests per month and 1,000 lines of code per month for Java upgrades | $19/userPro Tier | Free plan |
 AmpRead Oct 29, 2026 |
Hobby is free: pay-as-you-go for Amp-hosted orbs, unlimited self-hosted orbs free, BYOK with no Amp token fees or limits"Unlimited self-hosted orbs, free"Source | Not stated | $20/moIndividual (Megawatt) | Free to self-host |
 ContinueRead Nov 8, 2026 |
Open-source codebase remains freely available"our open-source codebase remains freely available as a foundation for others."Source | Not stated | – | Free to self-host |
 VoidRead Nov 8, 2026 |
free and open source, self-hosted editor; download offered as a beta"Void is an open source AI IDE."Source | Not stated | – | Free to self-host |
Free trial only (2)
- IBM watsonx Code Assistant: 30-day trial with 50 Bobcoins
- Qodo: 14-day free trial, no credit card, unlimited reviews and credits; reviews pause after it ends until a plan is picked
Questions
Which AI coding assistants are free?
5 have a free plan you can keep, including Amazon Q Developer, Amp, Continue, JetBrains AI Assistant, Void.
What do you pay after a free plan?
The lowest first paid price among tools with a free plan is $8.33/user yearly (JetBrains AI Assistant). Read from each vendor's own page.
How this page is made
Every limit is the vendor's own, read from its pages and quoted. A tool counts as a free plan when the text describes something you can keep using; a fixed number of days or a single batch of credits is listed separately. We don't test the plans. How prices are read.