8 free AI coding agents. 6 run in the cloud and 7 can run on your own machine. 2 are still in alpha or beta. Newest check: 6 Nov 2026.
46 of 93 agents were checked against the vendor's own page in the last 30 days.
| Agent | Where it runs | Price | Maturity | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI CodexClones your repo, writes the code, opens the pull request. No keyboard required. | Cloud · Your machine · API | Free plan | Enterprise | 6 Nov |
| OpenHandsOpen-source AI agent that plans, codes, tests, and ships pull requests | Cloud · Your machine · API | Free plan | Available | 3 Nov |
| OpenCodeOpen source coding agent that works with any model, in terminal, desktop or IDE. | Your machine · API | Free plan | Available | 18 Oct |
| Antigravity CLIGoogle's terminal agent for multi-file coding, subagents and browser checks. | Cloud · Your machine · API | Free plan | Available | 27 Sep |
| ClineOpen source AI coding agent that shows every edit before it runs. | Your machine · API | Free plan | Available | 27 Sep |
| DextoOpen-source agent framework with a free coding agent and 50+ swappable LLMs. | Cloud · Your machine · API | Free | Beta | 1 Sep |
| MutAgent9 AI agents that build, test, and fix your AI in production. | Cloud · Your machine · API | Free plan | Beta | 26 Aug |
| JulesGoogle's async coding agent that clones your repo and opens a pull request while you work on something else. | Cloud · API | Free plan | Available | 25 Oct |
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