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Alternatives to Codeium

8 tools that do a similar job, ordered by how plausibly you could actually switch. Each one lists what it shares with Codeium and what it does differently.

What you would be leaving

Free · Free

Manage fleets of local and cloud agents from one surface. Plan, delegate, review, and ship without leaving your editor.

The complaints people have about it

  • Less capable than Copilot
  • Occasional irrelevant suggestions
  • Rebranding confusion
  • Limited enterprise features
  1. Tabnine$12/mo4.1

    AI code completion tool focused on privacy and security with on-premise deployment options.

    What it shares
    Also code assistant · Shares coding, completion · Overlapping feature set
    What is different
    Strong privacy focus
  2. GitHub Copilot$10-$39/mo4.6

    AI pair programmer that helps you write code faster with intelligent suggestions right in your IDE.

    What it shares
    Also code assistant · Shares coding, ide · Overlapping feature set
    What is different
    Rated higher (4.6 vs 4.2).
  3. Cursor$20/mo4.8

    AI-first code editor built for speed with intelligent auto-completion and codebase understanding.

    What it shares
    Also code assistant · Shares coding, ide · Overlapping feature set
    What is different
    Rated higher (4.8 vs 4.2).
  4. Replit$7-$20/mo4.3

    Build and deploy software collaboratively with the power of AI without spending a second on setup.

    What it shares
    Also code assistant · Shares ide · Overlapping feature set
    What is different
    Rated higher (4.3 vs 4.2).
  5. ContinueFree · self-hosted

    An open-source assistant for VS Code and JetBrains that you point at whichever model you want, including local ones.

    What it shares
    Also code assistant · Overlapping feature set
    What is different
    Code never has to leave your machine
  6. WindsurfFree · Pro $15/mo · Teams $30/user/mo

    An AI-first editor whose agent keeps track of what you are doing across files as you work.

    What it shares
    Also code assistant · Overlapping feature set
    What is different
    Familiar if you already use VS Code
  7. Claude CodeIncluded with Claude Pro $20/mo · Max from $100/mo

    Anthropic’s terminal-based coding agent: it reads the repository, edits files, runs tests and commits.

    What it shares
    Also code assistant · Overlapping feature set
    What is different
    Handles whole tasks rather than single lines
  8. AiderFree · model API costs apply

    An open-source pair programmer in the terminal that edits your files and commits each change to git.

    What it shares
    Also code assistant · Overlapping feature set
    What is different
    Undo is just git revert