Comparisons · Fix code and ship features
Best AI agent to fix code and ship features
Hand a coding agent a bug or feature in plain English and review what it ships. Here are 5 agents that can do it, with prices we checked on each vendor's own page.
Quick answer
- 5 agents compared, all with verified prices.
- Free plan available: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot coding agent, Devin, Windsurf.
- We don't rank them. Pick by price, where it runs and the setup steps on each agent's page.
| Agent | What it does | Price (verified) | Free plan | Works on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Builds and fixes software from plain-English requests in terminal/IDE/web | $20/mo ($17/mo annual)checked Oct 14, 2026 | Yes | CLI, IDE, web |
| Cursor | Agent edits code, runs commands, background agents open PRs | $0 (Plus $8/mo, Grok models only; Premium $30/mo)checked Oct 14, 2026 | Yes | macOS, Windows, Linux, web |
| GitHub Copilot coding agent | Assign an issue; agent writes code and opens a PR | $10/mochecked Oct 14, 2026 | Yes | Web, IDE |
| Devin | Autonomous software engineer that plans, codes, tests and ships | $0 (Pro $20/mo)checked Oct 14, 2026 | Yes | Web, Slack |
| Windsurf | Agentic IDE (Cascade) that writes and runs code | $0 (Pro $20/mo)checked Oct 14, 2026 | Yes | Desktop IDE |
Also able to do this, but we haven't confirmed the price yet: Codex, Jules.
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