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TaglineOpen-source VS Code agent. Reads + writes + runs.Run any open-source AI model with an API call.Spreadsheets with AI + live integrations baked in.Microsoft/GitHub's autocomplete. Deep VS Code + JetBrains integration.
Categorycodingdev platformdatacoding
PricingFree (open source) + your API costsPay per second of computeFree + $19-$89/user/moFree (limited) + $10/mo Pro + $19/mo Business
Best forVS Code users who want agentic coding without changing IDEs.Developers using open-source models (Flux, SDXL, Whisper, etc).Ops teams, marketers, anyone building dashboards from multiple sources.Teams with GitHub already. Devs who don't want to change IDEs.
Strengths
  • Free extension for VS Code
  • Plan + Act modes
  • Model-agnostic (Claude, GPT, local)
  • Sees terminal output and iterates
  • Tens of thousands of models (image, video, audio, LLMs)
  • One-line API for any model
  • Cog framework for custom model deploy
  • Pull live data from Stripe, Slack, Google Analytics, etc.
  • AI functions inside cells
  • Modern UX
  • Great enterprise story
  • Works in your existing IDE
  • Chat + autocomplete
Weaknesses
  • Can burn tokens fast if not watched
  • Less polished than Cursor
  • Cold starts on less-popular models
  • Pricing gets real at scale
  • Not a full Excel replacement for heavy users
  • Integrations best on paid tiers
  • Less agentic than Cursor/Claude Code
  • Model quality varies
Kai's verdictA-tier. Best free agentic option in VS Code. Use with Claude for best results.S-tier for open-source model APIs. The default in this space.A-tier. The most interesting spreadsheet in years. Great for ops dashboards.B-tier. Solid for autocomplete but the category moved past it. Pick Cursor unless you can't.
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