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by Anysphere
The AI-native code editor that ate VS Code.
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Overview
VS Code fork rebuilt around AI. Composer, agent mode, and tight tab-complete. Default IDE for AI-assisted dev in 2026.
Why it matters
If you build software, this is now the editor. Productivity gain over plain VS Code + GPT/Claude is 2-3x for typical product work.
Use cases
- → Full-app generation
- → Refactoring legacy code
- → Pair programming
Pros
- + Fastest AI editor
- + Composer agent mode
- + Model-agnostic
Cons
- − Privacy concerns for closed source
- − Subscription stacks (Cursor + Claude)
- − Bugs creep in fast
Pricing
FREEMIUM · Free tier; Pro $20/mo