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Best AI coding subscriptions under $20.

Every plan here costs $20/mo or less. Ranked cheapest first. For each, the entry tier price and what you actually get - so you can pick the most plan for the least money. Prices verified July 2026.

  1. #1

    Ollama Cloud

    Run open-source LLMs locally or in the cloud. Ollama now offers an online coding plan with cloud access to open-source models (Llama 4, Mistral, etc.). A solid alternative to OpenC...

    From Free Model Marketplace
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  2. #2

    Google Jules

    Google's autonomous coding agent. Jules connects to your GitHub repositories, clones them to a Cloud VM, plans changes with Gemini 3 Pro, shows a diff for review and opens a PR. It...

    From Free Cloud Agent
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  3. #3

    Amp

    Sourcegraph's frontier coding agent for the terminal and editor. Amp is multi-model (GPT-5.5, Opus 4.8 and fast models) with three modes - deep, smart and rush - plus an Oracle sec...

    From Free Terminal Agent
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  4. #4

    Devin

    Cognition's AI software engineer. Devin plans and executes complex engineering tasks - code migrations, PR review with visual QA, documentation, issue triage and bug fixing - and c...

    From Free Cloud Agent
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  5. #5

    OpenRouter

    The model gateway for AI apps. OpenRouter gives one OpenAI-compatible API to 400+ models across 70+ providers with auto-routing, fallback and prompt caching. The Free plan covers 2...

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  6. #6

    Groq

    Fast inference for open models on LPU hardware. Groq runs Llama 4 Scout at 594 TPS, Llama 3.3 70B at 394 TPS and Llama 3.1 8B Instant at 840 TPS, with linear per-million-token pric...

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  7. #7

    Mistral AI

    European frontier AI lab. Mistral's Vibe agent runs long-horizon work and all-day coding in the CLI (Devstral), IDE (VS Code, JetBrains) and on the web, with remote coding agents a...

    From Free LLM Plan
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  8. #8

    Codex

    OpenAI's flagship with GPT-5.5 and Codex agent (released April 23, 2026). The Codex app is getting improved and the model has much more generous limits than Claude. Appreciated for...

    From $8/mo LLM Plan · SWE-Bench 80.0%
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  9. #9

    OpenCode Go

    Terminal-based agentic IDE that connects to diverse LLM providers without vendor lock-in. Models are guaranteed without quality degradation - you always get the full model. The Go ...

    From $10/mo Terminal Agent
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  10. #10

    GitHub Copilot

    Microsoft's IDE extension with multi-model autocomplete built directly into VS Code and JetBrains. Now includes Opus 4.7, GPT-5.5, Gemini 3 Pro, and Grok Code. Pro+ adds GitHub Spa...

    From $10/mo IDE Extension
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  11. #11

    MiniMax

    Best value for money with a smaller model and therefore generous usage limits. Ultra-fast MoE model at 100 TPS, scoring 80.2% on SWE-Bench Verified. The M2.5 variant (229B MoE) is ...

    From $10/mo LLM Plan · SWE-Bench 80.2%
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  12. #12

    GLM / Zhipu AI

    Currently the preferred open source model for coding. GLM-5.1 (released April 7, 2026) is a 754B params MoE model scoring 77.8% on SWE-Bench Verified with Code Arena Elo 1530. Stro...

    From $18/mo LLM Plan · SWE-Bench 77.8%
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  13. #13

    Kilo Pass

    AI infrastructure layer providing bonus credits at exact provider rates for 500+ models via the Kilo Gateway. The momentum reward system increases value for long-term subscribers. ...

    From $19/mo Model Marketplace
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  14. #14

    Kimi (Moonshot)

    The open source model closest to Claude in coding quality. Kimi K2.6 (released ~April 20, 2026) is a 1T params MoE with 32B active parameters, 256K context, and 4000+ tool calls pe...

    From $19/mo LLM Plan · SWE-Bench 76.8%
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  15. #15

    Augment Code

    Best choice for large codebases. The Context Engine indexes entire repos for deep understanding across monorepos and enterprise-scale projects. Intent workspace coordinates multipl...

    From $20/mo Code Editor
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  16. #16

    Claude

    Anthropic's developer-centric AI with Claude Code and Claude Design for UI work. Best-in-class models for coding, but Pro plan usage is getting very limited. Max plans are pure usa...

    From $20/mo LLM Plan · SWE-Bench 80.8%
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  17. #17

    Cursor IDE

    Market-leading AI IDE featuring Cursor 3 with Composer 2 (200+ tok/s, 61.3 on CursorBench). Multi-repo workspaces, cloud agents, agents that control their own computer, now also on...

    From $20/mo Code Editor
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  18. #18

    Windsurf

    Owned by Cognition AI. Windsurf uses daily/weekly refreshing usage quotas and features Cascade 2 with persistent Memories and Turbo Mode. SWE-1.5 model (released April 14, 2026) ru...

    From $20/mo Code Editor
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