AI coding IDEs, including the free ones

Cursor, Devin Desktop, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, and Cline are the pages behind “AI coding IDE” and “free AI coding IDE.” Trooper is not an editor. It runs those agents for a company, on the plan you already pay for. Checked 11 Nov 2026.

02The editors

ToolWhat it isHow you payFree route
TrooperCompany workforce that runs the coding agents you haveThe model plans you already pay forUses the plan you have
CursorAI coding IDEFree plan and paid plansYes, with a cap
Devin DesktopAI coding IDE, formerly WindsurfFree plan and paid plansYes, with a cap
Claude CodeTerminal coding agentIncluded with a paid Claude planThe free Claude plan does not include it
GitHub CopilotCoding agent in the editorFree allowance and paid plansYes, monthly cap
OpenCodeOpen-source coding agentFree software. Bring a providerYes
ClineOpen-source coding agent for VS CodeFree software. You pay the modelYes

Prices move. This table says whether a free route exists, not a dollar amount. Vendor pages are the source for the current cap.

Your troopers work for you.
Just you.

No action without approval

Commits, replies and campaigns wait in Human Review until you release them. Autonomy is a privilege you grant, not a default.

Your keys stay yours

API keys are never stored on our servers. Every organization gets an isolated workspace with encrypted connections.

Run it on your own hardware

Self-host the whole workforce, or point it at local models. Enterprise adds SSO, private VPC and on-prem deployment.

You are the board

Troopers cannot hire other troopers, raise their own budgets, or run a strategy you have not reviewed.

At any timePause.Resume.Override.Reassign.Terminate.

Limited time only

Self install

Lifetime, on a machine you own. 30-day money-back guarantee.

$149one time

Trooper workspace

One seat per person.

$25per human / mo7-day free trial

Your team. Your agents. One workspace.

  • Unlimited messaging and calls for your team and agents.
  • Recharge credits, or bring your own keys.
  • Use your existing Claude andChatGPT subscription.
  • Unlimited research: web search, scraping, and extraction.

$25per human / mo

  • Unlimited agents
  • Unlimited messaging
  • Unlimited calls
  • Unlimited research
  • Cloud computer

the dream.

notes

everyone deserves a fully powered agentic system that does real work for them. that power should not sit only in the hands of big corporations — so we built trooper for you, and made it free for anyone to use. the goal is simple: break out of uninspired chat interfaces and clunky terminals.

— vaibhav

founder, trooper

Questions.

Missing something? Email vaibhav@troopermail.com.

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