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Best Vibe coding tools (2026): prices compared

A tool where users describe software in natural language and an AI agent generates, edits, runs or deploys working code or apps, sold with team or business plans.

22 tools read18 with a free plan$8 to $100/moChecked Oct 29, 2026

The short answer

Cheapest at 5 seats a month $0/mo Retool, Free plan
Lowest starting price
$8 · Cursor
Free plans
18 of 22
Prices published
21 of 22
Sales-led only
1

Vibe coding tools at a glance

Median starting price$20/moHalf start between $20 and $25
Free plan82%14% offer a time-limited trial
Buy online95%Sign up and pay without a sales call
Sales only5%Demo or contact sales to buy
How they charge
Per seat50%11 tools
Flat tiers9%2 tools
Credits23%5 tools
Quote only18%4 tools

How Vibe coding tools prices moved since 2024

Same plans, today vs 2024+7%Like-for-like price index
Vendors that raised prices2Typical raise +33%
Vendors that cut prices1Typical cut -17%
Cheapest paid plan, median$20/moFrom $12.50 in 2024Q2, as vendors came and went
Price index, same vendor and plan, 2024 = 100
9910210510820252026
Median entry price per month (cheapest paid plan, USD)
$11$15$18$2120252026
Share of tools2024Q2Today
Free plan100%82%
Sign up online100%100%
Offers contact-sales83%100%
No public price0%0%
Priced per seat33%24%
Priced flat tiers17%53%
Priced credits0%12%

Every price change we found

WhenToolPlanBeforeAfterChange
2025Q4 → 2026Q1WindsurfTeamsbilled monthly$30$40+33%
2025Q4 → 2026Q1WindsurfProbilled monthly$15$20+33%
2025Q4 → 2026Q1Claude CodeTeam Premium Seatbilled monthly$150$125-17%
2025Q4 → 2026Q1Claude CodeTeam Standard Seatbilled monthly$30$25-17%
2024Q4 → 2025Q1ReplitReplit Corebilled annual$15$20+33%
2024Q3 → 2024Q4ReplitReplit Corebilled annual$10$15+50%

Changed how they charge

  • Factory went from per seat to flat tiers 2025Q4

New arrivals and what they charged

  • Rocket.new first appeared in 2025Q2; its first archived price was $25/mo, against a median of $20 for vendors already there
  • Cline first appeared in 2024Q4; its first archived price was $30/mo, against a median of $20 for vendors already there

Read from archived copies of each vendor's pricing page in the Internet Archive, one per quarter, plus our own read today. 19 vendors have archived pricing pages. A read carries forward until the next one. The index compares the same plan at the same vendor quarter to quarter, so new and departing vendors don't move it.

What you'd pay at 5 seats a month

  1. Retool Free$0
  2. Cursor Plus$8
  3. Claude Code Pro$20
  4. Devin Pro$20
  5. Factory Pro$20
  6. OpenAI Codex Plus$20
  7. Windsurf Pro$20
  8. GitHub Copilot Pro$50
  9. Amazon Kiro Kiro Pro$100
  10. Bolt.new Teams$150
  11. v0 by Vercel Plus$150

Computed from each tool's published plans, allowances and overage rates.

Every Vibe coding tool, side by side

ToolStarts atUsage priceFree planHow you buyChecksChecked
Retool $10/mo yearly – Yes Both 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
Cursor $8/mo – Yes Both 5/8 Oct 29, 2026
Claude Code $17/mo yearly – Yes Both 4/8 Oct 29, 2026
Devin $20/mo – Yes Both 4/8 Oct 29, 2026
Factory $20/mo – – Both 4/8 Oct 29, 2026
OpenAI Codex $20/mo yearly – – Self-serve 3/8 Oct 29, 2026
Windsurf $20/mo – Yes Both 5/8 Oct 29, 2026
GitHub Copilot $10/mo – Yes Both 2/8 Oct 29, 2026
Amazon Kiro $20/mo – Yes Both 5/8 Oct 29, 2026
Bolt.new $18/mo yearly – Yes Both 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
v0 by Vercel $30/mo – Yes Both 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
Base44 $16/mo yearly – Yes Both 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
Emergent $17/mo yearly – Yes Both 8/8 Oct 29, 2026
Replit $18/mo yearly – Yes Both 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
Rocket.new $20/mo yearly – Yes Both 6/8 Oct 29, 2026
Lovable $21/mo yearly – Yes Both 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
Bubble $32/mo yearly – Yes Both 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
Superblocks $100/mo yearly – – Both 7/8 Oct 29, 2026
Cline – – Yes Both 3/8 Oct 29, 2026
JetBrains Junie – – Yes Both 2/8 Oct 29, 2026
Softr – – Yes Both 6/8 Oct 29, 2026
Tabnine – – – Sales-led 1/8 Oct 29, 2026

The tools

RetoolRetool is an app builder where you describe an app in a prompt and it generates an internal app connected to your data, with governance controls built in.$10 /moCursorCursor is a coding agent product (desktop app, CLI, cloud agents, Slack and GitHub integrations) for writing and reviewing software.$8 /moClaude CodeClaude Code is Anthropic's AI coding agent that works on existing codebases from a terminal, IDE, Slack, web or mobile.$17 /moDevinDevin is a cloud-based autonomous AI software engineer that plans, codes, tests and opens pull requests, with a free tier and paid plans from $20 per month.$20 /moFactoryFactory sells Droid, autonomous AI coding agents for planning, building, reviewing and shipping software across desktop, CLI, web and SDK.$20 /moOpenAI CodexCodex is OpenAI's coding agent, included in ChatGPT plans and available in ChatGPT, an IDE extension, a CLI and a cloud environment.$20 /moWindsurfDevin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is an AI coding IDE and agent command center from Cognition for running local and cloud coding agents.$20 /moGitHub CopilotGitHub Copilot is an AI coding agent for writing, reviewing and shipping code across IDEs, CLI, desktop app and github.com.$10 /moAmazon KiroKiro is an AWS-built agentic development environment (IDE, CLI, web, mobile) that turns prompts into specs and implements them with AI agents.$20 /moBolt.newBolt is an AI app and website builder where users chat with an AI agent to build and host apps, with built-in databases, hosting and team plans.$18 /mov0 by Vercelv0 is Vercel's AI app builder that generates web apps from prompts and deploys them to Vercel.$30 /moBase44Base44 is an AI platform where you describe an app, website or agent in plain language and it generates and hosts it with a built-in backend and database.$16 /moEmergentEmergent is an AI platform that builds web and mobile apps from plain-language prompts, with built-in hosting, database and auth.$17 /moReplitReplit is an AI platform where you describe an app, site, or slide deck in plain language and it builds, hosts, and publishes it.$18 /moRORocket.newRocket is an AI platform that combines market research, app building and competitor monitoring in one credit-based system.$20 /moLovableLovable is an AI app builder where you chat to build websites and web apps, sold on credit-based plans with unlimited users.$21 /moBubbleBubble is a no-code AI app platform for building web and native mobile apps using an AI Agent and a visual editor.$32 /moSuperblocksSuperblocks is an AI app-building platform where business teams build internal apps with the Clark agent while IT and Security govern integrations, permissions and auditing.$100 /moClineOpen source AI coding agent that runs in code editors, a terminal CLI, a desktop app and an SDK.QuoteJetBrains JunieJunie is JetBrains' coding agent that runs in the terminal, in IDEs, and in GitHub and GitLab, with a choice of AI models.QuoteSoftrSoftr is a no-code AI app builder for portals and internal tools, with a built-in database, workflows and permissions.QuoteTabnineAgentic quality engineering platform for testing enterprise software, including AI-generated code.Quote

How this list is made

Every price is read from the vendor's own pricing page on the date shown and tied to the line it came from. Tools are ordered by what they cost at a typical volume, then by starting price. No one pays to be listed or ranked.