Use case
In-editor coding agents
Pick from this list when the codebase already exists and the agent has to work inside it.
Scored
Sorted by the published overall score. A tie breaks A to Z. Sponsorship, affiliates, and fast-track fees are not inputs.
No tested scores in this list yet. The first bench has not been published, so nothing here has a number.
Not yet scored
Alphabetical. This is the testing queue, not a ranking.
- Claude CodePending testAnthropic's coding agent for the terminal and editorVibe Coding · Usage-based
- ClinePending testOpen-source coding agent for VS CodeVibe Coding · Open source
- CodexPending testOpenAI's coding agent for a repositoryVibe Coding · Usage-based
- CursorPending testAI code editor with an in-repo agentVibe Coding · Freemium
- DevinPending testAutonomous software engineer that opens pull requestsVibe Coding · Freemium
- Devin Desktopformerly WindsurfPending testAI IDE formerly called WindsurfVibe Coding · Freemium
- GitHub CopilotPending testGitHub's coding assistant across the editor, CLI, and cloudVibe Coding · Freemium