Workflow for
“I want a free, open-source coding agent”
Free Coding Agent
An open-source alternative to Cursor: an agentic editor plus a terminal agent, powered by a model you control — local or a cheap API.
$0 15 min
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Autocomplete + chat
continue.devContinueOpen-source in-editor assistant that works with local models.
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Terminal agent
aider.chatAiderEdits and commits to your git repo straight from the CLI.
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Model
openrouter.aiOpenRouterCheap API access to strong models — or point any of these at Ollama for $0.