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Best Augment Code Alternatives with Free Tiers (2026)

4 free alternatives in AI Coding. Sorted by pricing stability.

Current Augment Code Situation

Risk Level: source unconfirmed
Why: This offer has ended — we keep the page for the record and no longer rate it. We are not publishing a stability judgement for it until that is fixed.
Category: AI Coding

Recent Pricing Changes (2)

removed discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown medium impact
Free tier removed. The lowest plan was then Indie at $20/month with 40K credits. As of 2026-10-16, Augment Code's plans are Standard at $20 a month flat and Business at $100 a month flat, each for up to 50 seats with no per-seat charge; teams of more than 50 need Enterprise, which is custom-priced Source ↗
restructured effective 2025-10-01 medium impact
Shifted from per-seat subscription to credit-based consumption model Source ↗

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Recommended Migration Targets

These alternatives were identified from Augment Code’s pricing changes as recommended replacements.

Cursor caution 2026-10-12 restructured recommended
Free
AI code editor built on VS Code. Since 2026-10-12, Cursor's pricing docs (cursor.com/docs/models-and-pricing) say: "Cursor is sold as part of The X Subscription, one subscription for Grok, Cursor, and X."
AI Coding Read 2026-11-06 · confirmed 2026-10-03
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Aider recommended
Open Source
Open-source AI pair programming CLI tool. Fully free — users provide their own LLM API keys (supports GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama local models).
AI Coding Read 2026-10-14 · catalogue date 2026-07-27
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−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-14, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
GitHub Copilot caution 2026-06-24 restricted recommended
Free
AI coding assistant by GitHub. Copilot Free is $0 with no credit card: 2,000 code completions a month, a limited monthly allowance of GitHub AI Credits for chat and agent features, and models through auto model selection only.
AI Coding Read 2026-10-31 · catalogue date 2026-07-10
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−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-31, found the page different from the terms we hold. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
Cline recommended
Open Source
Open-source autonomous AI coding agent for VS Code. Fully free.
AI Coding Read 2026-10-14 · catalogue date 2026-07-29
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−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-14, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.

All Free Alternatives (4)

1 of these carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold; their order rotates daily. 3 are demoted with the reason named, and 0 are listed last because they are not generally available or are not a free offer. How we rank.

Cursor caution 2026-10-12 restructured
Free
AI code editor built on VS Code. Since 2026-10-12, Cursor's pricing docs (cursor.com/docs/models-and-pricing) say: "Cursor is sold as part of The X Subscription, one subscription for Grok, Cursor, and X."
AI Coding Read 2026-11-06 · confirmed 2026-10-03
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Aider
Open Source
Open-source AI pair programming CLI tool. Fully free — users provide their own LLM API keys (supports GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama local models).
AI Coding Read 2026-10-14 · catalogue date 2026-07-27
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−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-14, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
GitHub Copilot caution 2026-06-24 restricted
Free
AI coding assistant by GitHub. Copilot Free is $0 with no credit card: 2,000 code completions a month, a limited monthly allowance of GitHub AI Credits for chat and agent features, and models through auto model selection only.
AI Coding Read 2026-10-31 · catalogue date 2026-07-10
Profile
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-31, found the page different from the terms we hold. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
Cline
Open Source
Open-source autonomous AI coding agent for VS Code. Fully free.
AI Coding Read 2026-10-14 · catalogue date 2026-07-29
Profile
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-14, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
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2026-11-14
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best free alternatives to Augment Code?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 4 free alternatives to Augment Code, each listed below with its tier, category and the read and catalogue dates we hold. Of those, 1 carries no recorded demerit, 3 are demoted with the reason named. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
Is Augment Code's free tier still available?
This offer has ended — we keep the page for the record and no longer rate it. Our stored record says Augment Code offers a free tier (Retired), and we are not publishing a stability judgement over it.
How many free alternatives to Augment Code exist?
There are 4 free alternatives to Augment Code tracked on AgentDeals across the AI Coding category.
Has Augment Code changed their pricing?
Augment Code has 2 recorded pricing changes. The most recent was discovered 2026-04-12: Free tier removed. The lowest plan was then Indie at $20/month with 40K credits. As of 2026-10-16, Augment Code's plans are Standard at $20 a month flat and Business at $100 a month flat, each for up to 50 seats with no per-seat charge; teams of more than 50 need Enterprise, which is custom-priced Source: https://www.augmentcode.com/pricing