Methodology & disclosure

How prices are checked

We read each vendor's official pricing page. Last full check: 2026-10-14. Each price carries a status:

• verified Read directly on the vendor's official page on the last_checked date
• search only Taken from a search-engine extract of the vendor's official page/docs; the page itself did not render the number for us. Re-check by hand before quoting.
• unverified Could not confirm; do not display as fact

How the picker works

Each tool gets points for matching where you want to work (+30 if it's the tool's main surface, +20 if it also works there), your skill level (+25), your project type (+20), your budget (up to +20) and team needs (+5), and loses points for mismatches. Same answers give the same result for everyone. Sponsors cannot change scores.

Affiliate links and sponsors

Some outbound links may become affiliate links, which pay us a commission at no cost to you. Sponsored placements are always labeled. Neither changes rankings.

Notes

• Prices exclude tax. Monthly-billed price is listed first; annual-billed equivalents noted where the vendor shows them.
• Cursor's pricing page now sells Cursor inside 'The X Subscription' (bundled with Grok and X Premium). Plus is Grok-models-only; third-party models are billed at API list price on Premium and up.
• Windsurf's pricing page (windsurf.com/pricing) is now branded Devin Desktop; plans are identical on devin.ai/pricing.
• Several API prices are promotional and change on a known date; see price_changes on each model.