Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CursorTop pick | #1 | #1 | #1 | |
| GitHub Copilot | #4 | #11 | #3 | |
| Claude | #2 | #2 | — | |
| Tabnine | — | #8 | #2 | |
| Devin | #7 | — | #4 | |
| Gemini Code Assist | — | #3 | — | |
| Warp | #3 | — | — | |
| Gitar | — | #4 | — | |
| ChatGPT | #5 | — | — | |
| CodeRabbit | — | #5 | — | |
| Supermaven | — | — | #5 | |
| Codacy | — | #6 | — | |
| Codex | #6 | — | — | |
| Continue | — | — | #6 | |
| Snyk Code | — | #7 | — | |
| Blackbox AI | — | #9 | — | |
| Kiro | — | #10 | — |
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
As of November 3, 2026, several popular AI coding assistants offer annual billing discounts, but the savings vary considerably. Some offer a genuine lower annual rate, while others only offer monthly subscriptions. Here are the strongest options I found. AI coding assistants with annual discounts Tool Monthly price Annual price Annual savings -------------------------------- Cursor Plus $8/mo $80/year $16 (16.7%) Claude Pro (includes Claude Code) $20/mo $200/year $40 (16.7%) Warp Build $20/mo…
Several AI coding assistants offer annual billing discounts, typically around 14–25%: Tool Annual pricing or discount ------ Cursor About 20% off individual plans; Teams Standard is listed at $32/user/month annually versus $40 monthly. Claude Code / Claude Pro $17/month when paid annually, versus $20 monthly—about 15% off. Gemini Code Assist Standard: $19/user/month annually versus $22.80 monthly—about 17% off; Enterprise: $45 annually versus $54 monthly. Sourcery Pro $12/user/month annually…
- Cursor
- Claude
- Gemini Code Assist
- Gitar
- CodeRabbit
- Codacy
- Snyk Code
- Tabnine
- Blackbox AI
- Kiro
- GitHub Copilot — Notable exception: GitHub Copilot reportedly no longer offers annual billing after June 1, 2026.
Most subscription-based AI coding tools and agentic IDEs offer savings (typically around 15% to 20% ) when you choose annual billing over a monthly commitment.[](https://github.com/codertesla/ai-coding-deals) Popular AI coding assistants that provide annual billing options or discounts include:
- Cursor — Cursor : Offers annual billing tiers across its paid options (such as Plus at $80/year, Premium at $300/year, Super at $1,000/year, and Ultra at $2,000/year), providing a discount compared to paying strictly month-to-…
- Tabnine — Tabnine : Structures its enterprise and team-focused plans (like the Code Assistant and Agentic Platform tiers) around annual commitments, which discount the per-user monthly rate compared to ad-hoc monthly billing.
- GitHub Copilot — GitHub Copilot : Historically follows a standard model where enterprise/business tiers or individual options factor in billing cadence savings.
- Devin — If you have a specific AI coding assistant in mind (such as Windsurf, Supermaven, or Continue), let me know and I can check if they currently offer an annual billing discount or free tier options!
- Supermaven — If you have a specific AI coding assistant in mind (such as Windsurf, Supermaven, or Continue), let me know and I can check if they currently offer an annual billing discount or free tier options!
- Continue — If you have a specific AI coding assistant in mind (such as Windsurf, Supermaven, or Continue), let me know and I can check if they currently offer an annual billing discount or free tier options!
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com | Web | 4 | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode |
| anthropic.com | Web | 3 | ChatGPT |
| cursor.com | Brand site · Cursor | 3 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| aicodereview.cc | Web | 2 | Perplexity |
| openai.com | Web | 2 | ChatGPT |
| aicodingdir.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| chatgpt.com | Brand site · ChatGPT | 1 | ChatGPT |
| codetoolpicker.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| creativebin.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| daily.dev | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| dupple.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| gamalabs.ai | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| getorchestra.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| github.blog | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| jellyfish.co | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| layer3labs.io | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| superblocks.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| toolmango.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| warp.dev | Brand site · Warp | 1 | ChatGPT |