💻 AI Coding
From Cursor, Claude Code and Copilot to China-made Tongyi Lingma and Trae — AI coding tools with pricing, China access and use cases to find your fit.
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Claude Code
An agent that reads, edits and runs your code from the terminal
★★★★★
Paid Needs VPN
Cursor
The most popular AI code editor — chat and edit across your whole project
★★★★★
Freemium Needs VPN
通义灵码
Alibaba's China-made coding assistant — free for individuals, Chinese-friendly
★★★★★
Freemium Works in China
GitHub Copilot
The original AI pair programmer — solid completion and chat across IDEs
★★★★★
Freemium Usable in China
Trae
ByteDance's free AI IDE — Chinese-friendly and easy to start
★★★★★
Free Usable in China
Windsurf
An agent-first AI IDE with smooth flow — a strong Cursor rival
★★★★★
Freemium Needs VPN
文心快码 Comate
Baidu's China-made coding assistant — completion and chat, no VPN needed
★★★★★
Freemium Works in China