AI CodingCoding agents
Coding agents
Agents that work from the terminal against a local repository. Editorial
Prices in this segmentChanges 47Comparisons 9
- Tools tracked
- 6
- Monthly entry price
- Per plan $10–$20/mo3 of 6 tools · per-plan median $20/mo
- Lowest paid plan billed monthly, as a range per price basis (per plan, per seat, per user) — bases are never mixed
- Free tier
- 3of 6 verified
- Changes · 30 days
- 63 tools
- 23 pricing events on record (all time): price moves, plan, and availability changes
- Last 30 days
- This segment logged 6 verified changes in the last 30 days. No comparison with the 30 days before: direct tracking does not cover all of them.
- Last 30 days (evidence for last 30 days)
- Share of changes
- 6 of 71 (8%) verified changes across all tracked tools in the last 30 days came from this segment (3 tools with a change). It holds 6 of 72 tracked tools (8%).
- This segment · 30 days (evidence for share of changes)All · 30 days (evidence for share of changes)Tracked tools (evidence for share of changes)
- Most changes
- OpenAI Codex (3), Junie (2), and OpenCode (1). Median per tool: 0.5.
- Last 30 days (evidence for most changes)
- Monthly entry price
- 3 of 6 tools have a verified monthly entry price — 3 per plan: from $10 to $20/mo, median $20/mo. Of the other 3: 3 have no verified price.
- Prices (evidence for monthly entry price)
- Free tiers
- 3 of 6 tracked coding agents have a verified free tier.
- Free tiers (evidence for free tiers)
- Activity
- Median 52.5 across 6 tools with a value, above the market median of 44. Observed change activity, not quality.
- Segment (evidence for activity)Market (evidence for activity)
Changes per week · Coding agents
- Pricing & plans
- Releases
- Availability & platforms
- Ownership & names
| Week starting | Changes |
|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | 2 |
| 14 Sept 2026 | 2 |
| 21 Sept 2026 | 4 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 0 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 0 |
Recently active
- JunieJunie Eco mode hands implementation to a lower-cost model
- OpenCodeOpenCode 2.2 adds Desktop plugins and a refreshed desktop app
- OpenAI CodexGPT-6.1 Terra becomes available in Codex
- Claude CodeClaude Code adds Claude Haiku 5.5 as its default Haiku model
- WarpWarp Factories adds Microsoft Teams and Azure DevOps support
ActivityToolMarketCap Activity Index v1
- Junie72 / 100Moderate confidence2 verified changes · 30d · 5 active days · 90d
- OpenAI Codex71 / 100High confidence3 verified changes · 30d · 5 active days · 90d
- Claude Code62 / 100High confidence0 verified changes · 30d · 7 active days · 90d
- OpenCode43 / 100Moderate confidence1 verified change · 30d · 2 active days · 90d
- Warp40 / 100High confidence0 verified changes · 30d · 3 active days · 90d
- Gemini CLI17 / 100Moderate confidence0 verified changes · 30d · 1 active day · 90d
Recorded change activity, ordered highest first — not quality, adoption, or popularity. Release cadence differs by segment. How it is calculated
Board
6 toolsOrdered by most recent verified change first · no ranking
| Select to compare | Segment | Delivery | The lowest verified paid plan billed monthly, in USD, read from the vendor’s own pricing page. Free plans and custom quotes are not entry prices. | Free tierYes when the vendor’s own pricing shows a plan that costs nothing to start — a verified $0 plan or a sourced free-tier fact. | ActivityThe Activity Index: 0–100 for how much verified, dated change was logged for the tool in the last 90 days. It measures activity — not quality, usage, or popularity.0–100 · 90 days | The most recent change logged from a first-party source — a price, plan, release, platform, availability, or ownership change — and how long ago it happened. | When the oldest current fact or price on this record was last checked against the vendor’s page. Everything in the row is at least this fresh. | How many of the standard profile facts are verified with a source. Gaps read “Not yet verified” — they are never guessed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JunieJetBrains | Coding agents | Terminal agent | Not yet verified | Yes | 72 | Release9 days ago Junie Eco mode hands implementation to a lower-cost model | 5 weeks ago | 6/9 | Coding agentsFree tier5 weeks ago | |
OpenCodeAnomaly Innovations | Coding agents | Terminal agent | $10/moGo | Yes | 43 | Release10 days ago OpenCode 2.2 adds Desktop plugins and a refreshed desktop app | 5 weeks ago | 6/9 | Coding agentsFree tier5 weeks ago | |
OpenAI CodexOpenAI | Coding agents | Terminal agent | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | 71 | Release11 days ago GPT-6.1 Terra becomes available in Codex | 5 weeks ago | 6/9 | Coding agents5 weeks ago | |
Claude CodeAnthropic | Coding agents | Terminal agent | $20/moClaude Pro | No | 62 | Release4 weeks ago Claude Code adds Claude Haiku 5.5 as its default Haiku model | 5 weeks ago | 9/9 | Coding agents5 weeks ago | |
WarpWarp | Coding agents | Terminal | $20/moBuild (from) | Yes | 40 | Platform4 weeks ago Warp Factories adds Microsoft Teams and Azure DevOps support | 5 weeks ago | 8/9 | Coding agentsFree tier5 weeks ago | |
Gemini CLIGoogle | Coding agents | Terminal agent | Not yet verified | No | 17 | Release6 weeks ago Gemini CLI v0.61 hardens against indirect prompt injection | 5 weeks ago | 6/9 | Coding agents5 weeks ago |
Activity is the 0–100 Activity Index: verified change over 90 days, not quality. How it is measured →
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Entry prices & free tiers
Lowest verified paid monthly list price per tool, ordered by price — not a ranking. “—” means not yet verified.
Latest releases
- JunieRelease
Junie Eco mode hands implementation to a lower-cost model
Eco mode uses the selected model to plan and a cheaper model to implement and test; JetBrains reports about half the model cost per task in internal benchmarks. It is generally available in Junie CLI 26.10.20 and later. Date is the post's publication date from the page metadata.
blog.jetbrains.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026JetBrains — bloghttps://blog.jetbrains.com/junie/2026/10/junie-eco-mode/ ↗ - OpenCodeRelease
OpenCode 2.2 adds Desktop plugins and a refreshed desktop app
OpenCode 2.2.0 lets users create, install and share experimental Desktop plugins, refreshes the desktop app, and removes the OpenCode GitHub Action.
github.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 27 Oct 2026OpenCode — GitHub releaseshttps://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/releases/tag/v2.2.0 ↗ - OpenAI CodexRelease
GPT-6.1 Terra becomes available in Codex
GPT-6.1 Terra, a fast model with image understanding and computer use, becomes available in Codex and ChatGPT Work on Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu plans.
developers.openai.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 26 Oct 2026OpenAI Codex — changeloghttps://developers.openai.com/codex/changelog ↗ - OpenAI CodexRelease
GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast arrives in Codex for Pro $500 and eligible Enterprise and Edu
An Ultrafast mode speeds up GPT-6.1 Sol token generation in Codex, limited to the Pro $500 plan and eligible Enterprise and Edu plans (off by default for Enterprise).
developers.openai.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 8 Oct 2026OpenAI Codex — changeloghttps://developers.openai.com/codex/changelog ↗ - Claude CodeRelease
Claude Code adds Claude Haiku 5.5 as its default Haiku model
Claude Code 2.1.293 adds Claude Haiku 5.5, which becomes the default Haiku model on the Anthropic API, with a 1M-token context window.
github.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 7 Oct 2026Claude Code — GitHub releaseshttps://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.293 ↗
Alternatives in Coding agents
Comparisons in this segment
What changed
- JunieRelease
Junie Eco mode hands implementation to a lower-cost model
Eco mode uses the selected model to plan and a cheaper model to implement and test; JetBrains reports about half the model cost per task in internal benchmarks. It is generally available in Junie CLI 26.10.20 and later. Date is the post's publication date from the page metadata.
blog.jetbrains.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026JetBrains — bloghttps://blog.jetbrains.com/junie/2026/10/junie-eco-mode/ ↗ - OpenCodeRelease
OpenCode 2.2 adds Desktop plugins and a refreshed desktop app
OpenCode 2.2.0 lets users create, install and share experimental Desktop plugins, refreshes the desktop app, and removes the OpenCode GitHub Action.
github.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 27 Oct 2026OpenCode — GitHub releaseshttps://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/releases/tag/v2.2.0 ↗ - OpenAI CodexRelease
GPT-6.1 Terra becomes available in Codex
GPT-6.1 Terra, a fast model with image understanding and computer use, becomes available in Codex and ChatGPT Work on Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu plans.
developers.openai.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 26 Oct 2026OpenAI Codex — changeloghttps://developers.openai.com/codex/changelog ↗ - JuniePlatform
Junie Local supports NVIDIA RTX Spark and its Windows support becomes stable
Junie Local, JetBrains' free on-device coding agent, runs on NVIDIA RTX Spark machines, and Windows support for 24 GB RTX cards moves from experimental to stable.
blog.jetbrains.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 16 Oct 2026JetBrains — bloghttps://blog.jetbrains.com/junie/2026/10/junie-local-rtx-spark/ ↗ - OpenAI CodexAvailability
GPT-5.5 retires from Codex for ChatGPT sign-ins
GPT-5.5 is removed from Codex for users signed in with ChatGPT; API-key sessions and the OpenAI API are unaffected, and users are pointed to GPT-6.1 Sol.
developers.openai.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 14 Oct 2026OpenAI Codex — changeloghttps://developers.openai.com/codex/changelog ↗ - OpenAI CodexRelease
GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast arrives in Codex for Pro $500 and eligible Enterprise and Edu
An Ultrafast mode speeds up GPT-6.1 Sol token generation in Codex, limited to the Pro $500 plan and eligible Enterprise and Edu plans (off by default for Enterprise).
developers.openai.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 8 Oct 2026OpenAI Codex — changeloghttps://developers.openai.com/codex/changelog ↗ - WarpPlatform
Warp Factories adds Microsoft Teams and Azure DevOps support
Warp Factories can take work from Microsoft Teams channels and from Azure DevOps work items and pull requests.
warp.dev
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 7 Oct 2026Warp — bloghttps://www.warp.dev/blog/warp-factories-microsoft-teams-azure-devops ↗ - Claude CodeRelease
Claude Code adds Claude Haiku 5.5 as its default Haiku model
Claude Code 2.1.293 adds Claude Haiku 5.5, which becomes the default Haiku model on the Anthropic API, with a 1M-token context window.
github.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 7 Oct 2026Claude Code — GitHub releaseshttps://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.293 ↗ - OpenAI CodexRelease
Codex CLI 0.160 adds opt-in Guardian review context and task history browsing
Browse older tasks in the agent command center, start sessions outside a project with workspace defaults, and opt in to Guardian review capabilities that include context from agent handoffs.
github.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 1 Oct 2026OpenAI Codex — GitHub releaseshttps://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.160.0 ↗ - JuniePlans
Junie adds Junie Lite, a free AI layer
Junie CLI release 26.9.22 (3419.26) adds Junie Lite — a free AI layer with no trial and no card.
junie.jetbrains.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 1 Oct 2026Junie — What's newhttps://junie.jetbrains.com/whats-new ↗
Pricing in this segment
- OpenAI CodexAvailability
GPT-5.5 retires from Codex for ChatGPT sign-ins
GPT-5.5 is removed from Codex for users signed in with ChatGPT; API-key sessions and the OpenAI API are unaffected, and users are pointed to GPT-6.1 Sol.
developers.openai.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 14 Oct 2026OpenAI Codex — changeloghttps://developers.openai.com/codex/changelog ↗ - JuniePlans
Junie adds Junie Lite, a free AI layer
Junie CLI release 26.9.22 (3419.26) adds Junie Lite — a free AI layer with no trial and no card.
junie.jetbrains.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 1 Oct 2026Junie — What's newhttps://junie.jetbrains.com/whats-new ↗ - Claude CodeAvailability
Claude Code cloud sessions become generally available
Cloud sessions, previously Claude Code on the web, are now generally available for Pro, Max, Team, and eligible Enterprise users.
anthropic.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 23 Sept 2026Anthropic — newshttps://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-code-on-the-web ↗ - Gemini CLIAvailability
Gemini CLI stops serving free and Google AI Pro/Ultra users
Gemini CLI and the Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions stop serving requests for Google AI Pro and Ultra and free-of-charge users; organizations on Code Assist Standard or Enterprise keep access.
developers.googleblog.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 18 Jun 2026Google for Developers blog — transitioning Gemini CLI to Antigravity CLIhttps://developers.googleblog.com/an-important-update-transitioning-gemini-cli-to-antigravity-cli/ ↗ - JunieAvailability
Junie coding agent leaves beta
JetBrains declared Junie generally available across the IDE and terminal.
junie.jetbrains.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 17 Jun 2026Junie — bloghttps://junie.jetbrains.com/blog/junie-coding-agent-out-of-beta/ ↗