Tier lists / Coding agents & IDEs
⌨️ Tier list · 12 tools
Coding agents & IDEs
CLI agents, AI IDEs and code review for people who still read the diff. Ranked with our 100-point rubric. Scores are initial editorial estimates.
Featured (paid) Featured spot available. It's labeled and never affects the tier list. Get featured →
A70–84
B55–69
C0–54
No tools in this tier yet.
Pick this if…
| Tool | Tier | Use it when… |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code 89/100 | S | you want the strongest autonomous agent for real multi-file work. |
| Cursor 88/100 | S | you want an AI IDE that feels like VS Code with agents built in. |
| OpenAI Codex 88/100 | S | you have ChatGPT and want parallel cloud tasks plus a local CLI. |
| GitHub Copilot 83/100 | A | your team lives on GitHub and wants low-friction AI everywhere. |
| Gemini CLI 81/100 | A | you want a capable free terminal agent. |
| Cline 80/100 | A | you want an open-source agent and full control of model choice and cost. |
| OpenCode 77/100 | A | you want a Claude Code-style experience with any model. |
| Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) 74/100 | A | you want to orchestrate several coding agents and review their work in one place. |
| Aider 73/100 | A | you like the terminal and clean git commits per change. |
| CodeRabbit 73/100 | A | you want automated PR review on every change. |
| Zed 71/100 | A | you want speed and a native editor that can host multiple agents. |
| Kiro 67/100 | B | you want structured, spec-first agent development. |