Best open-source AI coding tools (2026)
Open code, your own API keys, no lock-in.
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1. Cline
Free (pay for inference)
Open-source agent for VS Code and the CLI. No subscription: you bring your own keys for Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, Bedrock, DeepSeek and more, or buy inference at cost.