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Claude Code

Anthropic

Published entry price
Included with Claude Pro ($20/mo, $17 annual) and Max ($100/mo and up)
Agentic editing
Supported
Terminal use
Supported
I D E integration
Supported
pricing

Anthropic's temporary 50% weekly limit boost ended 13 September 2026; the permanent replacement leaves 17% less capacity than users had.

2026-09-14BleepingComputer

Codex

OpenAI

Published entry price
Included with ChatGPT Plus/Pro/Business/Enterprise
Agentic editing
Supported
Terminal use
Supported
I D E integration
Supported

Cursor

Anysphere

Published entry price
Free Hobby tier
Agentic editing
Supported
Terminal use
Supported
I D E integration
Supported
pricing

Cursor Teams and Enterprise add a Cursor Token Rate of $0.25 per million tokens to every third-party model request.

2026-09-21Cursor

GitHub Copilot

GitHub (Microsoft)

Published entry price
Free tier
Agentic editing
Supported
Terminal use
Conditional
I D E integration
Supported
availability

From 1 September 2026 every new Copilot Business or Enterprise seat must be paid for before the user gets access.

2026-09-01GitHub Changelog

Devin

Cognition AI

Published entry price
Enterprise pricing, not publicly listed
Agentic editing
Supported
Terminal use
Supported
I D E integration
Conditional
pricing

Devin Pro includes SWE-2 free in Devin Desktop and the CLI only through 10 October 2026.

2026-09-21Cognition

Windsurf

Windsurf

Published entry price
Free tier
Agentic editing
Supported
Terminal use
Not verified
I D E integration
Supported
pricing

Windsurf replaced credits with daily and weekly quotas on 19 March 2026; existing paid users keep their old price indefinitely.

2026-03-19Cognition
Published entry price
Not verified
Agentic editing
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Terminal use
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I D E integration
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SWE-2

Cognition AI

Published entry price
Not verified
Agentic editing
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Agentic editing
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GPT-5.2

Windsurf

Published entry price
Not verified
Agentic editing
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I D E integration
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Agentic editing
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Agentic editing
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I D E integration
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Falcon Alpha

Windsurf

Published entry price
Not verified
Agentic editing
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Terminal use
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I D E integration
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Published entry price
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Agentic editing
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A selection of documented features is shown here. Compare tools for the full list and sources. Research snapshot 2026-09-21.

Related AI news.

Help Net Security2026-09-18

Plugin4Shell: Zero-Click RCE Hits Claude Code, Codex, Copilot and Gemini CLI (original report, opens in a new tab)

AIR Security researchers disclosed a flaw letting a plugin repository owner swap already-approved code past SHA-pinning checks with no user click, affecting four major coding agents; Anthropic patched in Claude Code 2.1.179 and OpenAI in Codex 0.146.0, while Microsoft shipped no Copilot fix and Google retired Gemini CLI uncorrected.

AnthropicOpenAIGitHubMicrosoftGoogleClaude CodeCodexGitHub CopilotGemini CLI
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Claude Opus 4.5

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Claude Opus 4.6

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Claude Opus 4.6 (fast mode)

Provider status: preview; identity checked 2026-10-04. Capabilities still need verification before choosing. Preview availability and limits may change.

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  • Codex CLI 0.162.1: New provider-verified model added to comparisons and candidate selection. 2026-10-15
  • Codex CLI 0.162.0: New provider-verified model added to comparisons and candidate selection. 2026-10-15
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