Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub CopilotTop pick | #1 | #1 | #1 | |
| Cursor | #2 | #2 | #2 | |
| Claude | #4 | #3 | #4 | |
| ChatGPT | — | — | #3 | |
| Devin | #3 | — | — |
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
AI coding assistants typically cost $10–$40 per month for an individual developer, although free plans and premium plans costing $100+ per month are also available. The price depends on how much code you generate, which AI models you use, and whether you need advanced features. Popular AI coding assistants and prices AI coding assistant Monthly price Best for ------------------------ GitHub Copilot Free–$100 General coding Cursor Free–$200 AI-powered code editing Windsurf Varies by plan AI-…
Most individual AI coding assistants cost about $10–$20 per month.
- GitHub Copilot — For example, GitHub Copilot Pro is $10/month, while Cursor Pro, Claude Code, and similar tools are around $17–$20/month.
- Cursor — For example, GitHub Copilot Pro is $10/month, while Cursor Pro, Claude Code, and similar tools are around $17–$20/month.
- Claude — For example, GitHub Copilot Pro is $10/month, while Cursor Pro, Claude Code, and similar tools are around $17–$20/month.
The monthly cost of an AI coding assistant typically ranges from $8 to $39 per month for individual developer plans, though free tiers and high-end power-user or enterprise packages can scale from $0 up to $100+ per month. Pricing structures have increasingly shifted toward hybrid models combining a baseline subscription with usage-based AI credits. Major options and their pricing include:[](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-…
- GitHub Copilot — GitHub Copilot : Offers a Free tier with limited completions, a standard Copilot Pro plan at $10/month (includes 1,500 monthly AI credits), Copilot Pro+ at $39/month (7,000 credits), and enterprise/business tiers…
- Cursor — Cursor : Features a Free tier, an introductory Plus plan at $8/month , a Premium plan at $30/month with expanded fast-request limits and cloud agent access, scaling up to $100–$200/month for heavy power…
- ChatGPT — Standalone LLM Subscriptions (ChatGPT Plus / Claude Pro) : If you use general frontier models like ChatGPT or Claude directly for coding help via copy-pasting or their respective desktop/CLI tools, they generally cost…
- Claude — Standalone LLM Subscriptions (ChatGPT Plus / Claude Pro) : If you use general frontier models like ChatGPT or Claude directly for coding help via copy-pasting or their respective desktop/CLI tools, they generally cost…
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com | Web | 3 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| cursor.com | Brand site · Cursor | 2 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| dupple.com | Web | 2 | Perplexity |
| ayautomate.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| converge.ai | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| dev.to | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| getorchestra.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| gravity.fast | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| perplexity.ai | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| superblocks.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| worklytics.co | Web | 1 | Perplexity |