Pick a scale or set your usage. Each tool shows its cheapest plan for it, cheapest first, with the arithmetic and the vendor's pricing page. Price is one input — which one fits your situation matters as much.
OpenAI CodexChatGPT Go$8.00/mo1 seat × $8 per seatCodex comes with a ChatGPT plan. Go covers lightweight tasks on GPT-6 Luna in the desktop app only, and Plus adds the web, CLI and IDE extension. Pro also comes at $200 and $500/month with higher limits. Business is $25 per user per month billed monthly. Codex can also run on an API key at token prices.
GitHub CopilotPro$10/mo1 seat × $10 per seatEach plan includes GitHub AI Credits (1 credit = $0.01) for chat, agents and the CLI, and extra usage is billed against a budget you set. A Free plan has limited chat and agent usage. Business and Enterprise plans are priced separately and not modeled.
OpenCodeGo$10/mo1 seat × $10 per seatThe OpenCode agent is free and open source. You can bring your own provider keys, a Copilot or ChatGPT subscription, or use its free models, in which case OpenCode itself costs nothing. Go and Go Plus are optional subscriptions for curated open models with monthly usage limits. Zen is a pay-as-you-go alternative at provider prices.
ZedPro$10/mo1 seat × $10 per seatPro includes $5 of hosted-model tokens; beyond that, usage is billed at API list price +10%. The free Personal plan works with your own API keys or external agents and includes 2,000 edit predictions. Business is $30 per seat per month.
Claude CodePro$20/mo1 seat × $20 per seatClaude Code comes with a paid Claude plan. Pro is $20 billed monthly ($17/month on the annual plan). The page lists Max as "From $100" (5x Pro usage) and doesn't show the 20x price. Team seats are $25 standard or $125 premium per month billed monthly. You can also use Claude Code on API credits at token prices.
CursorPro$20/mo1 seat × $20 per seatMonthly prices per person. Each plan includes a set amount of model usage, and on-demand usage beyond it is billed in arrears. The free Hobby plan has limited agent requests; Teams is $40 per user per month. Yearly billing is cheaper.
KiroPro$20/mo1 seat × $20 per seatThe plans include 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 and 10,000 credits a month, and add-on credits cost $0.04 each. The free tier has 50 credits. GovCloud pricing is about 20% higher.
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)Pro$20/mo1 seat × $20 per seatwindsurf.com/pricing now redirects to Devin's pricing page. Paid plans have daily and weekly quotas, and extra usage is bought at API pricing. The Free plan has a light agent quota and unlimited Tab completions. Teams is $80/month for the team plus $40/month per full developer seat.
Read from each vendor's pricing page (oldest check 2026-10-03). The model is plan fee + usage beyond what's included × the vendor's rate; volume discounts, annual billing, taxes and regional prices are left out — see each tool's notes. Always confirm on the vendor's page before you commit.
Each tool's cheapest usable plan as the product grows.
| Tool | Side projectdevelopers 1 seat | Growingdevelopers 1 seat | Scalingdevelopers 1 seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI Codex | $8.00ChatGPT Go | $8.00ChatGPT Go | $8.00ChatGPT Go |
| GitHub Copilot | $10Pro | $10Pro | $10Pro |
| OpenCode | $10Go | $10Go | $10Go |
| Zed | $10Pro | $10Pro | $10Pro |
| Claude Code | $20Pro | $20Pro | $20Pro |
| Cursor | $20Pro | $20Pro | $20Pro |
| Kiro | $20Pro | $20Pro | $20Pro |
| Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) | $20Pro | $20Pro | $20Pro |
What each AI coding assistants plan costs, includes and caps, as modelled here.
OpenAI CodexCodex comes with a ChatGPT plan: Go $8, Plus $20 and Pro from $100 per month, with usage limits and optional credits beyond them.| Plan | Monthly fee | Developers |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT Go | None | $8 per seat |
| ChatGPT Plus | None | $20 per seat |
| ChatGPT Pro | None | $100 per seat |
Codex comes with a ChatGPT plan. Go covers lightweight tasks on GPT-6 Luna in the desktop app only, and Plus adds the web, CLI and IDE extension. Pro also comes at $200 and $500/month with higher limits. Business is $25 per user per month billed monthly. Codex can also run on an API key at token prices.
Checked 2026-10-03 · pricing page ↗ · OpenAI Codex pricing in full →GitHub CopilotPro is $10, Pro+ $39 and Max $100 per month, each including $15, $70 and $200 of GitHub AI Credits, with extra usage billed against a budget you set.| Plan | Monthly fee | Developers |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | None | $10 per seat |
| Pro+ | None | $39 per seat |
| Max | None | $100 per seat |
Each plan includes GitHub AI Credits (1 credit = $0.01) for chat, agents and the CLI, and extra usage is billed against a budget you set. A Free plan has limited chat and agent usage. Business and Enterprise plans are priced separately and not modeled.
Checked 2026-10-03 · pricing page ↗ · GitHub Copilot pricing in full →OpenCodeThe OpenCode agent is free with your own keys or subscriptions; the optional Go plan is $10 per month and Go Plus $40, each with usage limits per model.| Plan | Monthly fee | Developers |
|---|---|---|
| Go | None | $10 per seat |
| Go Plus | None | $40 per seat |
The OpenCode agent is free and open source. You can bring your own provider keys, a Copilot or ChatGPT subscription, or use its free models, in which case OpenCode itself costs nothing. Go and Go Plus are optional subscriptions for curated open models with monthly usage limits. Zen is a pay-as-you-go alternative at provider prices.
Checked 2026-10-03 · pricing page ↗ · OpenCode pricing in full →ZedThe editor is free; Pro is $10 per month with $5 of hosted-model tokens, then tokens at API list price plus 10%.| Plan | Monthly fee | Developers |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | None | $10 per seat |
Pro includes $5 of hosted-model tokens; beyond that, usage is billed at API list price +10%. The free Personal plan works with your own API keys or external agents and includes 2,000 edit predictions. Business is $30 per seat per month.
Checked 2026-10-03 · pricing page ↗ · Zed pricing in full →Claude CodeClaude Code comes with a Claude subscription: Pro at $20 per month or Max from $100 per month, with usage limits rather than metered billing.| Plan | Monthly fee | Developers |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | None | $20 per seat |
| Max 5x | None | $100 per seat |
Claude Code comes with a paid Claude plan. Pro is $20 billed monthly ($17/month on the annual plan). The page lists Max as "From $100" (5x Pro usage) and doesn't show the 20x price. Team seats are $25 standard or $125 premium per month billed monthly. You can also use Claude Code on API credits at token prices.
Checked 2026-10-03 · pricing page ↗ · Claude Code pricing in full →CursorPro is $20, Pro+ $60 and Ultra $200 per person per month, each including a set amount of model usage, then on-demand usage at API rates.| Plan | Monthly fee | Developers |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | None | $20 per seat |
| Pro+ | None | $60 per seat |
| Ultra | None | $200 per seat |
Monthly prices per person. Each plan includes a set amount of model usage, and on-demand usage beyond it is billed in arrears. The free Hobby plan has limited agent requests; Teams is $40 per user per month. Yearly billing is cheaper.
Checked 2026-10-03 · pricing page ↗ · Cursor pricing in full →Kiro$20 to $200 per user per month for 1,000 to 10,000 credits, with add-on credits at $0.04 each.| Plan | Monthly fee | Developers |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | None | $20 per seat |
| Pro+ | None | $40 per seat |
| Pro Max | None | $100 per seat |
| Power | None | $200 per seat |
The plans include 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 and 10,000 credits a month, and add-on credits cost $0.04 each. The free tier has 50 credits. GovCloud pricing is about 20% higher.
Checked 2026-10-03 · pricing page ↗ · Kiro pricing in full →Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)Pro is $20 per month and Max $200 per month, each with daily and weekly usage quotas; extra usage is bought at API pricing.| Plan | Monthly fee | Developers |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | None | $20 per seat |
| Max | None | $200 per seat |
windsurf.com/pricing now redirects to Devin's pricing page. Paid plans have daily and weekly quotas, and extra usage is bought at API pricing. The Free plan has a light agent quota and unlimited Tab completions. Teams is $80/month for the team plus $40/month per full developer seat.
Checked 2026-10-03 · pricing page ↗ · Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) pricing in full →