Claude
Anthropic's assistant, often used for reading long code files, explaining codebases and drafting code in artifacts.
- Free plan or free version
OpenAI's chat assistant, widely used to write, explain and debug code, with file uploads and a canvas for editing code.
Not enough info yet on open source, can run on your own servers or machine, works in VS Code, works in JetBrains IDEs. Check the tool's own site.
Listing written by CodeBan, checked 2026-11-03. Report a correction or request removal. Back to chat assistants for code.