86
Stack Score
Best for
Developers who want Cursor-style AI editing but on a real free tier or with cleaner agentic refactor workflows.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $15/mo
- Setup time
- 15 minutes
- Learning curve
- easy
- Last verified
- 5/19/2026
What we love
- ✓Cleanest free tier of any modern AI IDE
- ✓Cascade feels more agent-like than Cursor's composer
- ✓Settles smoothly for VS Code refugees — no relearning required
Where it falls short
- −Smaller ecosystem and slower release cadence than Cursor
- −Bundled model occasionally loses context on huge monorepos
- −Enterprise features still maturing relative to GitHub Copilot
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20265 tiers
Free
$0
monthly
- ✓Light Cascade usage allowance (refreshes daily & weekly)
- ✓Tab Previews and Deploys
- ✓All premium models access
- ✓Fast Context
- ✓Knowledge base
Pro
$20
monthly
- ✓Standard Cascade usage allowance
- ✓Extra usage at API price
- ✓Unlimited SWE-1.5 model
- ✓All premium models
- ✓Fast Context and Tab Previews
Max
$200
monthly
- ✓Heavy Cascade usage allowance
- ✓Extra usage at API price
- ✓Unlimited SWE-1.5 model
- ✓Access to cloud agents (Devin Cloud)
- ✓Priority support
Teams
$40
per user/month
- ✓Standard Cascade usage allowance
- ✓Extra usage at API price
- ✓Centralized billing
- ✓Admin dashboard with analytics
- ✓SSO + Access control features
Enterprise
Custom
annual contract
- ✓Unlimited usage allowance
- ✓Volume based discounts
- ✓Hybrid deployment option
- ✓Account management
- ✓RBAC and advanced access control
Why we picked it
Cleanest free tier of any AI IDE right now. Worth a try if Cursor's pricing is a barrier.
Overview
Codeium's agentic IDE (formerly known as the same team's Cascade). Strong autocomplete, multi-file edits, and a generous free tier.
Key features
- ●Cascade agent — multi-file edits with reasoning across the repo
- ●Supercomplete autocomplete on a faster proprietary model
- ●Forked VS Code — every familiar shortcut and extension still works
- ●Local indexing of large codebases for context-aware suggestions
- ●Free tier with usable credits, unlike most competitors
- ●BYO API key or use the bundled Codeium-hosted models
Best use cases
Free tier coding
Indie devs and students who want an AI IDE without a $20/month subscription.
Agentic refactors
Hand Cascade a task and let it edit multiple files, run tests, and report back.
Privacy-sensitive teams
Self-hosted enterprise option keeps code from leaving your network.
Integrations
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