Top AI Agents for Coding in 2026
Compare the top ai agents for AI-powered coding. Features, pricing, and recommendations.
Autonomous File/Task Agent by Anthropic
VS Code Agent by Cline (Open Source)
Autonomous coding agent by OpenAI
Agentic coding by Sourcegraph
Autonomous AI coding agent by Cognition
Asynchronous AI coding agent by Google
AI Agents Compared
Here are 8 ai agents available in 2026. Each takes a different approach to AI-powered coding assistance.
Claude Cowork
Claude Cowork — AI Desktop Agent from Anthropic. Autonomous File/Task Agent.
- Code completions
- AI chat
- Agentic mode
- Multi-file editing
Cline
Cline — AI Coding Agent from Cline (Open Source). VS Code Agent.
- AI chat
- Agentic mode
- Multi-file editing
- Terminal commands
Codex
OpenAI's autonomous coding agent. Available via web, desktop app (macOS), CLI (macOS/Linux/Windows), and VS Code extension.
- Code completions
- AI chat
- Agentic mode
- Multi-file editing
Amp (formerly Cody)
Amp (formerly Cody) — AI coding agent from Sourcegraph. Agentic coding with code search and multi-model support.
- Code completions
- AI chat
- Agentic mode
- Multi-file editing
Devin
Autonomous AI coding agent by Cognition. Handles full development tasks end-to-end. Cognition also owns Windsurf, integrating IDE and agent workflows.
- AI chat
- Agentic mode
- Multi-file editing
- Terminal commands
Kimi Code
Kimi Code — AI Coding Agent from Moonshot AI. IDE Agent.
- AI chat
- Agentic mode
- Multi-file editing
- Terminal commands
MiniMax
MiniMax — AI Coding Agent from MiniMax. Coding Agent.
- AI chat
- Agentic mode
- Multi-file editing
- Terminal commands
Jules
Autonomous coding agent that integrates with GitHub to plan, execute, and verify code changes asynchronously. Runs tasks in isolated cloud VMs — start a task, close your laptop, and return to review the completed work.
- Async task execution in cloud VMs
- GitHub integration with PR creation
- Task planning and verification
- Jules CLI for terminal management