What it is: An AI pair programmer developed by GitHub and OpenAI. It suggests whole lines or blocks of code as you type, based on natural language prompts and your existing code.
Common Uses:
Writing boilerplate code quickly
Learning new programming languages or frameworks
Autocompleting functions based on comments
Refactoring or improving existing code
Integrations: Works in VS Code, Neovim, JetBrains IDEs, and GitHub Codespaces.
鈿欙笍 Codeium
What it is: A free AI code assistant and autocomplete tool that supports multiple languages and IDEs. It’s designed as a Copilot alternative, offering similar functionality at no cost.
Common Uses:
Writing and suggesting code snippets
Explaining code using natural language prompts
Generating unit tests
Supporting students or developers on a budget
Integrations: Works with JetBrains, VS Code, Vim, Jupyter Notebook, and more.
馃敭 Tabnine
What it is: An AI code completion tool that predicts and suggests code snippets based on your current context. Uses models trained on open-source code.
Common Uses:
Fast, privacy-focused autocomplete
On-premise deployment for enterprises
Speeding up code writing without heavy cloud reliance
Suitable for security-sensitive environments
Integrations: Compatible with popular IDEs like VS Code, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Atom.