Which AI coding assistant is right for you?

Answer six plain questions about how you work. You'll get one clear pick, what it really costs, the catch, and your backup, with the full ranking shown so nothing's hidden.

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1. Who's this for?

2. How do you want the AI to work?

3. How heavily will you use it each day?

4. Where do you work?

5. Can your code go to cloud AI?

6. What matters most to you?

How this recommendation is made

This is honest guidance, not a paid placement. No tool is a default answer; the pick changes with your answers, and the full ranking above shows the runners-up so you can judge for yourself.

Tools are scored on fit first (how you work, where, privacy, team) and then weighted by what you said matters most.
If you require self-hosting, only tools that genuinely offer it are shown; the rest are filtered out.
Cost figures are planning estimates shown as ranges, not quotes. Token, credit, and enterprise pricing vary with real usage.
Some tools price by usage or by custom enterprise quote, so those show a label instead of a number.