Claude Code AlternativesAI Coding Assistants and other similar apps like Claude Code

Claude Code is described as 'Transform hours of debugging into seconds with a single command. Experience coding at thought-speed with Claude's AI that understands your entire codebase—no more context switching' and is a ai coding assistant in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Claude Code for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Visual Studio Code apps. The best Claude Code alternative is Void, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Claude Code are Gemini CLI, Windsurf Editor, Google Antigravity and opencode.

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Claude Code alternatives are mainly AI Coding Assistants, but if you're looking for Code Editors or AI Chatbots you can filter on that. Other popular filters include EU and Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Claude Code.
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  1. Gemini CLI icon
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    Open-source terminal AI connects to development tools, understands and edits code, generates, explains, and refactors using natural language, automates complex workflows, executes shell commands, grounds interactions with search, and supports extensibility via protocols and prompts.

    43 Gemini CLI alternatives

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  2. Windsurf Editor icon
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    Windsurf Editor is an IDE merging AI and developers for lockstep collaboration with Cascade capabilities, boosting speed and contextual coding through copilot and agent-like systems across Mac, Windows, and Linux.

    65 Windsurf Editor alternatives

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    • Freemium
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  3. Google Antigravity is an agentic IDE and coding environment designed to support real world software projects through autonomous development workflows. It provides an agent first workspace where developers set direction while AI agents carry out tasks such as coding, debugging...

    35 Google Antigravity alternatives

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  4. opencode icon
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    Terminal-based AI coding assistant featuring a themed native UI, automatic LSP integration, multi-agent sessions, 75+ supported LLMs, local and cloud model options, shareable debugging links, open source licensing, and session sharing for collaborative coding workflows.

    62 opencode alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  5. OpenAI Codex icon
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    Automates code writing, editing, and answering codebase questions using secure cloud sandboxes and local terminal agents, enables parallel task execution, handles pull requests, integrates with repositories, and supports ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Team users.

    74 OpenAI Codex alternatives

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Visual Studio Code
    • Cursor
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    • Microsoft Visual Studio
    • JetBrains IDE
     
  6. GitHub Copilot icon
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    GitHub Copilot leverages the power of OpenAI Codex to provide real-time suggestions for code and complete functions, all within your editor. With its training on vast amounts of code, GitHub Copilot translates natural language prompts into coding suggestions across multiple...

    95 GitHub Copilot alternatives

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    • Visual Studio Code
    • Neovim
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
     
  7. TabbyML icon
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    Tabby is an open-source, self-hosted AI coding assistant. With Tabby, every team can set up its own LLM-powered code completion server with ease.

    76 TabbyML alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Visual Studio Code
     
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