What to use instead of GitHub Copilot

TRAE is the cheapest verified alternative to GitHub Copilot: TRAE Lite costs $36 a year against the $120 Copilot Pro costs, so $84 stays in your account. 10 options below, ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.

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GitHub Copilot Copilot Pro

Current price

$10 / month

$120 a year

Cancellation

Easy

≈ 1 minute · Web or app store

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Verified alternatives to GitHub Copilot

10 verified · checked 6 Aug 2026

Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.

Biggest saving trae.ai

TRAE TRAE Lite plan $3 / month

$84 stays with you
every year

$120 $36 a year

$36 you pay $84 you keep

Cancels in about 2 minutes Free plan to fall back on Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to TRAE Or read our TRAE guide

Free plan jetbrains.com

JetBrains AI AI Pro plan $10 / month

Same listed entry price

Cancels in about 2 minutes Free plan to fall back on Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to JetBrains AI Or read our JetBrains AI guide

Free plan zed.dev

Zed Zed Pro plan $10 / month

Same listed entry price

Cancels in about 2 minutes Free plan to fall back on Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to Zed Or read our Zed guide

Higher price kilo.ai

Kilo Code Kilo Code Teams plan $15 / user / month

Higher listed entry price

Cancels in about 2 minutes Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to Kilo Code Or read our Kilo Code guide

Free plan claude.ai

Claude Claude Pro plan $20 / month

Higher listed entry price

Why this one - Claude Code included in Pro

Terminal agent that works with any editor Also covers chat on web and mobile Free tier exists No inline completions in your editor

Switch to Claude Or read our Claude guide

Free plan warp.dev

Warp Warp Build plan $20 / month

Higher listed entry price

Cancels in about 2 minutes Free plan to fall back on Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to Warp Or read our Warp guide

Free plan aws.amazon.com

Amazon Q Developer Amazon Q Developer Pro plan $19 / user / month

Higher listed entry price

Cancels in about 4 minutes Free plan to fall back on

Switch to Amazon Q Developer Or read our Amazon Q Developer guide

Free plan cursor.com

Cursor Cursor Pro plan $20 / month

Higher listed entry price

Why this one - Full AI editor, not a plugin

Agent, chat and completions in one IDE Free Hobby plan to fall back on 14-day refund window if unused Twice the price of Copilot Pro

Switch to Cursor Or read our Cursor guide

Free plan windsurf.com

Windsurf Windsurf Pro plan $20 / month

Higher listed entry price

Why this one - AI IDE with a free plan

Free plan with daily quota resets Unspent extra-usage balance is refundable Unlimited inline edits on free Smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code

Switch to Windsurf Or read our Windsurf guide

Free plan devin.ai

Devin Devin Pro plan $20 / month

Higher listed entry price

Cancels in about 1 minute Free plan to fall back on Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to Devin Or read our Devin guide

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