# The best free AI code editors and IDEs

Every option in the catalog for when you need to edit a whole codebase with an AI in the loop — 11 AI code editors and IDEs, 10 of them free or freemium, with the pricing tier printed on every row.

## Stats

- 11 tools listed
- 10 free or freemium
- 1 with no paid plan at all
- 1 sub-categories covered

## FAQ

### What are the best free AI code editors and IDEs?

Flocci AI Tools lists 11 of them, ordered free tiers first: Eclipse Theia IDE, Kiro, CodeBuddy (Tencent), Cursor and Google Antigravity. 10 of the 11 are free or have a free tier. Each entry states what it uniquely does rather than a score.

### Which of these are completely free?

1 on this page are marked fully free with no paid plan at all: Eclipse Theia IDE. The remaining 10 are freemium, trial or paid, and each is labelled with its exact tier so nothing surprises you at sign-up.

### How is this list ordered?

Free tools first, then freemium, then trial, then paid, and alphabetically inside each tier. Nobody pays to appear higher: Flocci AI Tools carries no ads, no sponsored slots and no paid listings, so the order reflects price and nothing else.

## Quick picks

### Which AI code editors and IDEs work in a browser with no install?

Eclipse Theia IDE and Kiro all work in a browser tab with no install needed — just open the site and go. 2 of the 10 free AI code editors and IDEs listed here are browser-based.

### Which AI code editors and IDEs let you sign in with Google?

Kiro and Qoder support Google sign-in, so you can start without creating a new account. That's 2 of the 10 free AI code editors and IDEs on this page.

### Which AI code editors and IDEs have a mobile app?

Kiro and Qoder have an iOS or Android app. 2 of the 10 free AI code editors and IDEs here can run on your phone.

### Which AI code editors and IDEs can you self-host or run offline?

CodeBuddy (Tencent), Google Antigravity, JetBrains Junie, Qoder and Windsurf can be self-hosted or run locally without a browser — useful for privacy, air-gapped networks, or avoiding API rate limits. 6 of the 10 free AI code editors and IDEs here run offline.

## Tools

- [Eclipse Theia IDE](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/eclipse-theia-ide) — Free — Open-source, vendor-neutral IDE with AI agents built on Theia AI
- [Kiro](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/kiro) — Freemium — AWS's spec-driven agentic IDE
- [CodeBuddy (Tencent)](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/codebuddy-tencent) — Freemium — Tencent Cloud's AI code editor plus plugins and CLI
- [Cursor](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/cursor) — Freemium — AI-first VS Code fork with agent mode
- [Google Antigravity](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/google-antigravity) — Freemium — Google's agent-first IDE
- [JetBrains Junie](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/jetbrains-junie) — Freemium — Autonomous coding agent embedded in JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm)
- [Qoder](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/qoder) — Freemium — Multi-agent collaboration IDE from Alibaba
- [Trae](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/trae) — Freemium — ByteDance's free AI IDE
- [Windsurf](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/windsurf) — Freemium — Agentic IDE with the Cascade flow
- [Zed](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/zed) — Freemium — Blazing-fast, Rust-built editor
- [Augment Code](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/augment-code) — Paid — Context Engine built for very large enterprise codebases
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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/best/best-ai-ides-editors

Facts last verified: October 2026