Coding agentsChecked 2026-10-19
Choose an AI coding agent by the job, not the demo
Pick inline completion, an editor agent, or a repo agent first. Then match Cursor, Copilot, or Claude Code to privacy, review culture, and the real seat price.
Guides
Decision notes for seats people actually pay for. Each guide opens with a take, names who it is not for, and links a compare page plus the listings we copied. Older how-tos still live on the blog.
Pick inline completion, an editor agent, or a repo agent first. Then match Cursor, Copilot, or Claude Code to privacy, review culture, and the real seat price.
Copilot Pro is $10/month plus flex credits. Cursor Plus is $8 and Grok-only. Switching editors is the real cost — export rules, keybindings, and review habits before you cancel Copilot.