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TaglineOpen-source VS Code agent. Reads + writes + runs.VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.The fastest AI inference in the world. Crazy low latency.OpenAI's browser agent. Clicks and types on websites for you.
CategoryCodingCodingDev PlatformAgents
PricingFree (open source) + your API costsFree + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo BusinessFree tier + pay-as-you-go APIIncluded with ChatGPT Pro $200/mo
Best forVS Code users who want agentic coding without changing IDEs.Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.Developers who need sub-100ms LLM responses.Power users willing to pay $200/mo for a browser bot.
Strengths
  • Free extension for VS Code
  • Plan + Act modes
  • Model-agnostic (Claude, GPT, local)
  • Sees terminal output and iterates
  • Tab completion feels like mind-reading
  • Composer for multi-file edits
  • Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick
  • 500+ tokens/sec on Llama/Mixtral — feels instant
  • Custom LPU hardware
  • Great free tier
  • Actually uses websites — fills forms, clicks, checks out
  • Built into ChatGPT
  • Good for repetitive web tasks
Weaknesses
  • Can burn tokens fast if not watched
  • Less polished than Cursor
  • Can feel overwhelming for non-coders
  • Expensive at scale
  • Open-weight models only (no Claude/GPT)
  • Less flexibility on custom configs
  • Slow vs doing it yourself
  • Breaks on complex auth flows
  • $200/mo gate
Kai's verdictA-tier. Best free agentic option in VS Code. Use with Claude for best results.S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.S-tier for speed. When latency is the product, start here.B-tier. Still early. Manus is more flexible for less money.
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