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TaglineOpen-source VS Code agent. Reads + writes + runs.The fastest AI inference in the world. Crazy low latency.OpenAI's browser agent. Clicks and types on websites for you.VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.
CategoryCodingDev PlatformAgentsCoding
PricingFree (open source) + your API costsFree tier + pay-as-you-go APIIncluded with ChatGPT Pro $200/moFree + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business
Best forVS Code users who want agentic coding without changing IDEs.Developers who need sub-100ms LLM responses.Power users willing to pay $200/mo for a browser bot.Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.
Strengths
  • Free extension for VS Code
  • Plan + Act modes
  • Model-agnostic (Claude, GPT, local)
  • Sees terminal output and iterates
  • 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
  • Tab completion feels like mind-reading
  • Composer for multi-file edits
  • Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick
Weaknesses
  • Can burn tokens fast if not watched
  • Less polished than Cursor
  • 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
  • Can feel overwhelming for non-coders
  • Expensive at scale
Kai's verdictA-tier. Best free agentic option in VS Code. Use with Claude for best results.S-tier for speed. When latency is the product, start here.B-tier. Still early. Manus is more flexible for less money.S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.
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