8 alternatives · updated 2026

Claude Code alternatives

8 AI coding agents and editors that cover the same ground as Claude Code. Each one has a live preview, so you can compare the feel of them side by side before opening any site. They are ordered by how closely they match Claude Code’s description and tags.

The original

Claude Code — An agentic coding assistant that works directly inside your command-line terminal.

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Cursor preview

CursorDeveloper toolsAn AI-first code editor designed to speed up writing and shipping software.

OpenCode preview

OpenCodeAgents & MCPAn open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal and works from the command line.

Zed preview

ZedDeveloper toolsA high-performance code editor engineered for low-latency, responsive editing.

fx preview

fxAgents & MCPA high-performance coding agent, built in Zig, that runs from the command line.

v0 preview

v0Developer toolsA generative AI tool that turns plain-text prompts into working shadcn/ui code.

Bolt.new preview

Bolt.newDeveloper toolsAn in-browser sandbox for building and running full-stack applications.

Kombai preview

KombaiAgents & MCPAn AI design engineer that writes UI code from the context you give it.

bb preview

bbAgents & MCPAn open-source development environment built for running and testing coding agents.

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