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by Anysphere

AI-first IDE with deep codebase understanding

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Pricing

Free; Pro $20/mo; Ultra $200/mo

Difficulty

intermediate

Time to Start

30 min

Privacy

high

Free Tier

2 weeks Pro trial; then free tier with 50 premium requests/mo; unlimited completions; community model

Limits: Free: 50 premium requests/mo; Pro: 500/mo; Business: custom; slow requests unlimited

When to upgrade: Exceeding 50 premium requests; needing codebase-wide context; multi-file edits; team features

Use Cases

AI-native code editing; multi-file refactoring; codebase Q&A; generate from spec; terminal integration

Technical Details

Type: desktop

Offline: No

API: No

Languages: All major programming languages

Integrations: VS Code extensions (compatible), GitHub, GitLab, terminal integration

Ideal For

Professional developersfull-stack engineersAI-first coding teamsfreelance developers

Supported Content

Code

Output Formats

Code filesdiffsterminal commandsmulti-file edits

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