The Free TierOctober 2026
Free AI coding tools in 2026: what the free plans of 103 tools really give you
We sorted every free AI coding assistant and app builder in our directory by what the free plan gives, which makers never publish a number, and who may train AI on your code.
Data as of · catalog aff5224
The headline
15 of the 32 free AI coding plans we researched say they may use your content to train AI.
Only 7 say they don’t. For 7 we found no statement either way. Each answer is listed below with the maker’s own words and a link to the page.
TL;DR
- 103 AI coding tools give you at least a month free, and 98 (95.1%) are free to keep rather than free for a while.
- 29 (28.2%) are open source or run on your own API key: free to run yourself, with no allowance to run out of.
- Of the 74 hosted tools, 45 give a number for the free allowance. For 34 we have no number: the maker says “limited” or doesn’t say.
- 15 of 32 researched free plans say they may use your content to train AI. 7 say they don’t.
- When free runs out, the cheapest paid plan has a median of $20 a month (71 tools with a USD price).
Key numbers
- AI coding tools with at least a month free
- 103
- are free to run yourself (open source or your own key)
- 28.2%
- publish a number for the free allowance
- 45
- researched plans say they may train AI on your content
- 15 of 32
The tools
103 coding tools, two kinds of job
50 build whole apps from a prompt (vibe coding and AI app builders). 53 help you write, review or run code you own: editor assistants, coding agents and code review.
Every tool here gives at least a month free: a free plan, free credits, or a trial of 30 days or more. Shorter trials aren’t counted. The full lists are on free AI tools to write code and free AI web app builders.
Kinds of free
Most are free to keep
Each tool gets one main kind of free: the best free option open to everyone. 98 of 103 are free to keep; 5 are free only for a while.
Chart 1 · The main kind of free
- Free plan43 · 41.7%
- Refilling credits24 · 23.3%
- Open source23 · 22.3%
- Your own API key6 · 5.8%
- One-time credits5 · 4.9%
- Completely free2 · 1.9%
Show the numbers
| Kind of free | Tools | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 43 | 41.7% |
| Refilling credits | 24 | 23.3% |
| Open source | 23 | 22.3% |
| Your own API key | 6 | 5.8% |
| One-time credits | 5 | 4.9% |
| Completely free | 2 | 1.9% |
How much
What the free plan actually gives you
45 of the 103 tools give a number for their free allowance. Units differ (completions, requests, credits, tokens), so we don’t rank them. Here they are in the maker’s own words.
App builders (26)
- Base44Checked
25 message credits and 100 integration credits per month
“Free All of Base44's core features, for free. See what you can build. $ 0 25 message credits /mo Credits are your monthly usage allowance for AI messages and integration actions. Exact usage varies based on the action and the selected AI model. 100 integration credits /mo”
Source: base44.com/pricing
- AdaloChecked
500 records per app; 1 app editor; Unlimited test apps
“Free $ 0 free forever Build and test as many apps as you like. Start Building Free Includes: Try Ada, 5 prompts a month One free app build Unlimited test apps 1 app editor 500 records per app”
Source: adalo.com/pricing
- ToolJetChecked
100 AI credits; 2 builders; Up to 50 end users; Up to 10 apps
“Free Perfect for small teams to evaluate ToolJet $0 per builder/month Get Started 2 builders Up to 50 end users Up to 10 apps 100 AI credits No add-on AI credits”
Source: tooljet.com/pricing
- WeWebChecked
1 million AI tokens
“Free personal projects $0 per month No subscription 1M AI tokens per month Build your app and put it live on a WeWeb subdomain.”
Source: pricing.weweb.io
- LatenodeChecked
10,000 CPU seconds free every month
“Free forever. Pay for runtime when you scale, not every operation . Start with 10,000 CPU seconds free every month.”
Source: latenode.com/pricing-plans
- EmergentChecked
10 free monthly credits
“Free Get started with essential features at no cost $0 / month 10 free monthly credits Unlock all core platform features”
Source: emergent.sh/pricing
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- TempoChecked
250 issues; 100 docs; 500 local tests per month
“name:"Free",basePrice:0,features:["250 issues","100 docs","500 local tests/month","7-day history"]”
Source: tempo.new/pricing
- Builder.ioChecked
60 monthly Agent Credits; 1 user included
“Free For individuals looking to explore the platform $ 0 per user/mo GET STARTED 1 user included (up to 5) 60 monthly Agent Credits”
Source: builder.io/pricing
- AnimaChecked
5 AI Playground chat messages; 5 Figma imports or website clones; 5 code generations
“What's included in the Free plan? On the Free plan, you get 5 chat messages in the AI Playground, 5 Figma design imports or website clones, and 5 code generations in the Figma plugin.”
Source: animaapp.com/pricing
- FlutterFlowChecked
10 Lite credits; Up to 2 projects
“Web Publishing Up To 2 Projects 10 Lite credits”
Source: flutterflow.io/pricing
- DraftbitChecked
3,000 credits one-time; 1 open project at a time; 20 agent runs a week with your own AI
“Everything you need to get started building: 1 open project at a time Build with Claude Code & OpenAI Codex Build Mobile Apps, Web Apps & Websites All Visual Editing features Built-in Supabase backend Use your own AI subscription or API key (20 agent runs a week) 3,000 credits to get started”
Source: draftbit.com/pricing
- RetoolChecked
250 pooled AI credits a month (renew monthly, no rollover)
“Included: 250 pooled AI credits per month 250 credits shared across your account for app building and AI Actions. Renews monthly, doesn't roll over.”
Source: retool.com/en-IN/pricing
- BudibaseChecked
1 workspace; Unlimited apps, automations, agents and users
“Open source Free Unlimited actions Visit the docs Includes: 1 Workspace Unlimited apps Unlimited automations Unlimited agents Unlimited users”
Source: budibase.com/pricing
- LeapChecked
15 credits a month; 5 credits a day
“You receive 15 monthly credits, with a daily limit of 5 credits.”
- KombaiChecked
300 credits/month (150 on sign-up, 50 daily)
“Free Plan 300 credits / month 150 credits on sign-up 50 credits daily Credit rollovers up to 0.5x monthly limit”
Source: docs.kombai.com/account/pricing
- Atoms (formerly MGX)Checked
15 per day / 25 per month
“Free Plan: $0 / month Credits: 15 per day / 25 per month Highlights: Forever free, best for light use”
Source: atoms.dev/pricing
- BitrigChecked
up to 60 monthly credits; 10 messages a day
“10 daily messages Use a Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI subscription and up to 60 monthly credits.”
Source: bitrig.com/pricing
- LovableChecked
5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month), plus 20 Cloud credits a month
“The free plan includes a daily grant of 5 build credits (up to 30 a month), plus monthly grants of 20 Cloud credits.”
Source: lovable.dev/pricing
- BlinkChecked
5 credits/day, up to 30 a month
“Free For getting started $0 / month…”
Source: blink.new/pricing
- FlootChecked
100 building actions/day
“Free $0 /mo 100 building actions a day”
Source: floot.com/en/pricing
- Bolt.newChecked
300K tokens daily limit; 1M tokens per month; Web requests: 333K a month; File upload limit 10MB
“Monthly AI Tokens 1M Starts at 10M Starts at 10M per member Custom Daily Token Limit 300K No Limit No Limit No Limit Unused Tokens roll over — Not included Included Included Included File Upload Limit 10MB 100MB 100MB Custom Web Requests / Month 333K 1M Up to 1M Custom”
Source: bolt.new/pricing
- FlatlogicChecked
5 credits per month; 3 public apps
“Free $0.00 / Month For testing, personal use and prototypes. ( Compare plans ) 5 credits per month AI-powered app generation & modification Dev environment (zero configuration) 3 public apps”
Source: flatlogic.com/pricing
- TrickleChecked
70 daily credits (up to 350/month); 100 database rows; Up to 3 projects
“Free 70 daily credits (up to 350/month) Built-in database 100 database rows Website hosting included Up to 3 projects”
Source: trickle.so/pricing
- ZiteChecked
1 workspace; 5,000 records; 1,000 workflow runs/mo; Unlimited apps
“Free $0 / month Free forever Get started What's included Limited credits 1 workspace 5,000 records 1,000 workflow runs/mo Unlimited users Unlimited apps 1 brand kit”
Source: zite.com/pricing
- v0 by VercelChecked
7 messages per day; $5 in one-time credits for new users
“Free $0 /month Includes Free access to v0 Deploy apps to Vercel Edit visually with Design Mode Sync with GitHub 7 message/day limit”
Source: v0.app/pricing
- RocketChecked
20 free credits; Unlimited team members
“Free For light, exploratory, and personal use $ 0 Per month platform fee. Unlimited team members. Get started free What you get 20 free credits Buy additional credits as needed. Credits never expire.”
Source: rocket.new/pricing
Coding assistants and agents (19)
- GitHub CopilotChecked
2,000 completions per month; Access to entry level models
“GitHub Copilot Free users are limited to 2,000 completions and access to entry level models per month.”
- Hix.aiChecked
20 credits
“HIX AI Free $ 0 USD / month 20 credits”
Source: hix.ai/pricing
- What The DiffChecked
25,000 tokens/month (~10 PRs)
“Free $0 / month A little less busywork, at no cost. 25,000 tokens per month (~10 pull requests).”
Source: whatthediff.ai/pricing
- Aikido SecurityChecked
10 repos; 2 container images; 1 domain; 1 cloud account; 10 AI AutoFixes a month; 250k protected requests a month
“10 repos 2 Container Images 1 Domain 1 Cloud Account 10 AI AutoFixes/mo 250k Protected Requests/mo”
Source: aikido.dev/pricing
- FreebuffChecked
30 hours refilled daily; Unlimited messages per session
“Free $0 / month…”
Source: freebuff.com/plans
- cubicChecked
20 PR reviews a month (Starter plan)
“Starter Free 20 PR reviews a month to try cubic Start for free”
Source: cubic.dev/pricing-plans
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- CodeGPTChecked
10 free Economy-model interactions per day
“Free AI coding every day, free forever. $0 /mo Start For Free 10 free interactions every day on Economy models $1.00 welcome credit for premium models”
Source: codegpt.co/pricing
- Amazon Q DeveloperChecked
50 agentic requests per month
“Included agentic requests (Q&A chat, agentic coding) 50 agentic requests per month Included (with limits)”
- DeepnoteChecked
Up to 3 editors; Up to 5 projects; Unlimited Basic machines (5 GB RAM, 2 vCPU)
“Checkmark Up to 3 editors Checkmark Up to 5 projects Checkmark Limited Deepnote AI Checkmark Unlimited Basic machines with 5 GB RAM, 2 vCPU”
Source: deepnote.com/pricing
- KiroChecked
50 credits per month
“KIRO FREE $0 per month 50 credits Access to open weight models* and Claude Sonnet 4.5”
Source: kiro.dev/pricing
- JetBrains AIChecked
3 AI credits per 30 days; Unlimited code completion; Unlimited use of your own local models
“AI Trial Free 10 AI credits per trial period AI Free Free 3 AI credits per 30-days AI Pro $10 USD 10 AI credits per 30-days”
Source: jetbrains.com/help/ai-assistant/licensing-and-subscriptions.html
- TabbyChecked
Up to 5 users
“Community Perfect for individuals, freelancers, and small teams Free Open Source Get started Up to 5 users Local deployment Code Completion, Answer Engine, In-line chat & Context Provider”
Source: tabbyml.com/pricing
- GreptileChecked
50 credits a month
“Starter is free for one developer and includes 50 credits per month.”
Source: greptile.com/pricing
- TestspriteChecked
150 credits per month; 1 environment; 1 repo
“Free Try it on one app $0 /mo 150 credits per month Get started 1 environment 30 days of run history AI runs the full test loop Agent chat, CLI, and IDE plugin GitHub PR auto-test on 1 repo”
Source: testsprite.com/pricing
- SocketChecked
1,000 scans/mo; 500 API requests
“Free Stay secure as you build, solo or small team $0 dev seat / month scans / mo 1,000 API requests 500 attack coverage 2”
Source: socket.dev/pricing
- JulesChecked
15 tasks per day; 3 concurrent tasks
“Jules Get started with real coding tasks. 15 tasks per day 3 concurrent tasks Powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro”
Source: jules.google
- KodusChecked
Unlimited PRs with your own API key; Up to 10 Kody Rules; Up to 3 active plugins
“Community For indie devs, students and small teams getting started. Free Start Free ✓ Self Hosted or Hosted by Kodus ✓ Unlimited PRs using your own API key ✓ Unlimited users ✓ Unlimited issues on Quality Radar ✓ Use up to 10 Kody Rules ✓ Use up to 3 active plugins”
Source: kodus.io/pricing
- Compose AIChecked
1,500 words per month
“AI Generated Text Type // to tell the AI what you want written and get it in seconds 1,500 words per month 25,000 words per month ∞ Unlimited”
Source: compose.ai/pricing
- MacroscopeChecked
$100 in free usage for new workspaces (one time, does not expire); 1,000 free Agent credits per month
“New workspaces receive $100 in free usage. Each workspace also gets 1,000 free Agent credits per month; these credits do not roll over.”
Source: docs.macroscope.com/pricing
Credits refill for 27 tools every month and for 3 every day. 5 give one-time credits that don’t come back.
The fine print
Limited, but how limited?
For 34 hosted tools we have no number for the free allowance. Below are the ones whose page says the free plan is limited without saying by how much, re-checked on 24 October 2026.
- CursorChecked
Limited agent requests; Limited chat requests
“Free $0 /month Get started Get started with: Limited AI usage AI Features Limited agent requests Limited Chat requests”
Source: cursor.com/pricing
- SourceryChecked
A free plan, with no published amount
“Open Source Code review for public repos Free forever Get started Code review AI reviews on public repos PR summaries and diagrams One-click fixes Custom review rules Auto-approve low-risk PRs”
Source: sourcery.ai/pricing
- GraphiteChecked
A free plan, with no published amount
“Hobby Code review essentials for personal projects. Free Free Sign up Personal account repos support Inbox and in-app notifications CLI for stacked PRs and simplified git commands MCP VSCode extension Limited access to Graphite Chat Limited AI Reviews”
Source: graphite.com/pricing
- MixoChecked
A free plan, with no published amount
“Yes — you can create and publish a website for free. Your free site includes a live website link, a page to show what you do, and a contact form so customers can reach you.”
Source: app.mixo.io/pricing
- ClaudeChecked
A free plan, with no published amount
“Free Try Claude $0 Free for everyone Try Claude Chat on web, desktop, and mobile Search the web, create files, and run code Memory across conversations Connect your apps and tools Create Artifacts Claude Design, Slides, Docs”
Source: claude.com/pricing
- DeepSeekChecked
A free plan, with no published amount
“The official AI assistant from DeepSeek. Chat with leading AI models for free.”
Source: deepseek.com/en/download
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- Devin DesktopChecked
Light quota to code with agents; Unlimited inline edits; Unlimited Tab completions
“What is included in the Free plan? The Free plan includes a light quota to code with agents, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits, and unlimited Tab completions.”
Source: devin.ai/pricing
- Google GeminiChecked
A free plan, with no published amount
“Free Get everyday help from Google AI to tackle tasks at work, school or home. $0 / month with a Google Account Get started Gemini app Your personal, proactive and powerful AI Assistant Access to our Flash-Lite model Image generation and editing Deep Research Gemini Live Canvas Gems”
Source: gemini.google/subscriptions
- Microsoft CopilotChecked
A free plan, with no published amount
“A free tier is available with a Microsoft account. Copilot AI helps you research, create, and get answers, with some capabilities subject to usage limits and more available through paid plans.”
Source: copilot.com
- Google AntigravityChecked
A free plan, with no published amount
“Users not on Google AI Pro or Ultra plans receive the following benefits: A meaningful quota, refreshed weekly A weekly rate limit”
Source: antigravity.google/docs/plans
- Magic PatternsChecked
A free plan, with no published amount
“A low risk way to learn and experiment with Magic Patterns. Comes with free monthly credits.”
Source: magicpatterns.com/pricing
- UI BakeryChecked
Unlimited apps and data sources
“Free plan contains: Unlimited apps & data source connections Monthly AI trial credits included Public and Private Apps Unlimited public app users Release history Hosted database Community Support”
Source: uibakery.io/pricing
- SupermavenChecked
A free plan, with no published amount
“Free Tier $0 /month The fastest copilot, completely free. Fast, high-quality code suggestions Works with large codebases 7-day data retention limit ( details )”
Source: supermaven.com/pricing
Your code
Who may train AI on what you write?
What the 32 coding tools we researched in depth say about using your content to train AI models.
Chart 2 · What the makers say about training
- Say they may train AI on your content15 · 46.9%
- Say they don't7 · 21.9%
- No statement we could find7 · 21.9%
- Not re-confirmed on the live page3 · 9.4%
Show the numbers
| Tools | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Say they may train AI on your content | 15 | 46.9% |
| Say they don't | 7 | 21.9% |
| No statement we could find | 7 | 21.9% |
| Not re-confirmed on the live page | 3 | 9.4% |
Say they may use your content to train AI (15)
- GitHub CopilotUnless you opt outChecked
“If you provide your private repository content as Input to AI Features, we may use that Input to provide, develop, train, and improve the Service, including AI Features. Your ability to opt out under Section J.3 applies to this use of private repository content.”
Source: docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service
- Base44Checked
“All other plans, including Business: your data can be used to train AI models.”
Source: docs.base44.com/Community-and-support/Privacy-and-security
- Amazon Q DeveloperFree tier; you can opt outChecked
“We may use certain content from Amazon Q Developer Free tier for service improvement. Amazon Q may use this content, for example, to provide better responses to common questions, fix Amazon Q operational issues, for de-bugging, or for model training.”
Source: docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/service-improvement.html
- KiroFree and individual plansChecked
“Kiro may use this content, for example, to provide better responses to common questions, fix Kiro operational issues, for de-bugging, or for model training.”
- LovableUnless you opt outChecked
“We use Customer Content and Usage Data — which may include Personal Data — to train, develop, fine-tune, and improve our AI models and AI-powered features, including models we operate within the Services”
Source: lovable.dev/privacy
- ReplitPersonal dataChecked
“we have a legitimate interest in using Personal Data for product development and internal analytics purposes, to improve the accuracy of our machine learning technologies such as code generation”
Source: replit.com/privacy-policy
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- OpenHandsChecked
“we may use content and feedback from your use of the Services to train and tune our AI models”
Source: openhands.dev/privacy
- Bolt.newUnless you opt outChecked
“we may use Bolt Model Development Content that is eligible under “Prospective Application” below to train, fine-tune, evaluate, benchmark, and improve artificial-intelligence models”
Source: stackblitz.com/privacy-policy
- ClaudeUnless you opt outChecked
“We may use your Inputs and Outputs to train and improve Anthropic AI models, unless you opt out through your account settings.”
Source: anthropic.com/legal/privacy
- DeepSeekPersonal dataChecked
“We use your Personal Data to operate, provide, develop, and improve the Services, including for the following purposes. To provide, administer and maintain the Services and to enforce our terms, conditions and policies. Such as creating the accounts, deliver a fast and convenient logging-in experience, enabling you to chat with DeepSeek and provide user support. To improve and develop the Services and to train and improve our technology, such as our machine learning models and algorithms.”
Source: cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-privacy-policy.html
- Devin DesktopPaid plans can opt outChecked
“Cognition may use Customer Data for model training purposes and to improve and enhance the Services.”
- Google GeminiChecked
“We process information from publicly accessible sources and your Gemini Apps information so that we can provide, maintain, improve, and develop Google products, services, and machine learning technologies.”
- v0 by VercelHobby and trial plansChecked
“we may use Your Content to train our artificial intelligence”
Source: vercel.com/legal/terms
- RocketFree usersChecked
“If you are a free user of Rocket Services, you agree that we shall be entitled and duly authorized to use your app and other data to showcase your work on our website and services and to train and/or enhance our model.”
Source: rocket.new/terms-service
- TraeYou can limit itChecked
“We may use Your Content to provide, maintain, develop, and improve our Services, comply with applicable law, enforce our terms and policies, train our and our affiliates' models that power the Services, and keep the Services safe.”
Source: trae.ai/terms-of-service
Say they don't (7)
- CursorChecked
“ANYSPHERE WILL NOT USE CONTENT TO TRAIN, OR ALLOW ANY THIRD PARTY TO TRAIN, ANY AI MODELS, UNLESS YOU’VE EXPLICITLY AGREED TO THE USE OF CONTENT FOR TRAINING.”
- DyadIts own modelsChecked
“Dyad never uses your data to train our own models. Your data will not be used by model providers to train models except for specific models disclosed in the model UI as allowing provider training.”
- Kilo CodeChecked
“Kilo never trains on your code. Prompts and completions are passed directly to the model provider you pick, never stored for training.”
Source: kilo.ai
- ZedChecked
“Zed discards your code and prompts after each request, and they're never used to train AI models.”
Source: zed.dev/privacy
- ClineCline creditsChecked
“When you use Cline credits for inference, your code and prompts pass through our infrastructure to reach the model — and we never use them to train models.”
Source: cline.bot/faq
- JetBrains AIWithout your consentChecked
“We undertake that We will not use Your Inputs, Data, Outputs, and Suggestions to train any language models that generate code, text, or another type of data from which Your Inputs, Data, Outputs, or Suggestions could be extracted, unless You expressly agree to it.”
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- MacalyChecked
“We do not use Customer Data, Generated Content or personal data contained in such information to train AI models”
Source: macaly.com/privacy-policy
Paying
When free runs out
For the 71 tools with a published USD price, the cheapest paid plan ranges from $4.99 to $350 a month. 2 priced in other currencies are left out.
Where to go next
- Free AI tools to write codeEvery coding assistant with a free plan, ranked.
- Free AI web app buildersBuild an app from a prompt without paying.
- Vibe coding toolsAI app builders with a free plan or free credits.
- Free AI code reviewTools that review pull requests for free.
- Free Cursor alternativesEditors and agents with a free plan you can count.
- Open-source AI toolsFree to run yourself, with no allowance to run out.
Methodology
- Data: the Free AI For That catalog (
data/tools.json, sha2565a7fa676…, commitaff5224, 24 October 2026). A script (scripts/reports/build-report-stats.ts) counts every number with the functions the site uses to list a tool and to assign its kind of free. - Which tools: Live tools filed under Vibe Coding or AI Coding Assistants, or tagged for writing code, reviewing code or building web apps. That’s 103 tools. Every listed tool gives at least a month free: a free plan, free credits, or a trial of 30 days or more.
- Counts come from the catalog, where each free offer was recorded from the maker’s own pages between 19 October 2026 and 23 October 2026.
- Named tools: every tool this report names was re-checked on the maker’s page on 24 October 2026. Next to each one we show the maker’s words and a link to the page we read them on. 80 facts passed the re-check. 1 we couldn’t re-confirm (the page had changed, blocked us or didn’t say it clearly), so those tools aren’t named here. They still count in the totals, as the catalog records them.
- App builders are tools filed under Vibe Coding or tagged for building web apps. Everything else counts as an assistant or agent.
- Training: “may” means the maker says it may use your content (prompts, code, files or outputs) to train or improve AI models, including when it’s on unless you opt out. “No statement we could find” means our research found nothing either way on the maker’s pricing page, terms or privacy policy. It doesn’t mean no.
- Shares: 46.9% of researched plans say they may train; we researched 32 of the 103 tools in depth, so this describes those plans, not every tool.
- Cards: we don’t say whether a signup asks for a card. We only say that once we’ve completed the signup ourselves.
- Percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Each one states its denominator.
- Corrections: see something wrong? Tell us. We’ll re-check it and log any change on Free plan changes.
