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AI Subscriptions & Models
Discover the top AI Subscriptions & Models in 2026. Compare architecture, pricing tiers, performance benchmarks, and open-source developer alternatives.
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Everything on this page is a bill, not a binary. These 18 entries are the plans, API tiers and credit bundles that sit underneath the tools in the rest of the catalogue — the thing you are actually paying for when a coding agent says it is free. Nothing here is open source, 0 of 18, which is unusual in this catalogue. If you want to avoid a subscription entirely, the route is a bring-your-own-key client from the CLI agents category paired with an API tier here, not a free plan on this page.
The entries split into two kinds. General assistants are what a whole team uses: Claude (93/100 in Claude, the highest of the seven scored entries here — Free, Pro $20 monthly or $17/mo annual, Max at $100 or $200/mo), ChatGPT (92/100, Plus $20/mo, Pro $200/mo), Gemini (86/100, Google AI Pro $19.99/mo, Ultra $249.99/mo), Mistral AI (88/100, Pro $14.99/mo, Team $24.99/user/mo), Perplexity (87/100, Pro $20/mo) and Grok (80/100, with API pricing quoted per model — Grok 4.3 at $1.25/$2.50 per million input/output tokens). Demand is concentrated: Claude, ChatGPT and Codex each appear in 12 published comparisons, more than double any other entry on this page.
Coding-credit plans are the newer and faster-moving half, and they are where the price spread lives. Z.AI's plan runs $18/mo for Lite ($12.60 annually, 10,000 credits a week) up to $168/mo for Max. Minimax starts at $10/mo, Alibaba's plan at roughly $10/mo for Lite, OpenCode Go at $5 for the first month then $10/mo. Kilo Pass sells zero-markup credits from $19/mo. That is an order of magnitude below the flagship tiers, and the trade is model choice and capacity rather than raw access.
Capacity is the 2026 constraint worth planning around. Cerebras Code lists Pro at $50/mo for 24 million tokens a day and Max at $200/mo for 120 million — and both are recorded as sold out, with API usage-based pricing as the fallback. A plan you cannot buy is not a plan.
One removed entry: Windsurf Plans is a graveyard record. Legacy Windsurf pricing was folded into Devin Desktop on 2 June 2026 and windsurf.com/pricing now redirects to Devin pricing, so any budget still carrying that line needs rechecking against current Devin plans.
Six of these records were re-verified on 2026-08-17, the freshest set of any category in this batch — which is appropriate, because pricing is the field that decays fastest. Confirm against the vendor's own page before you commit a budget.
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OpenAI coding agent for app, editor, terminal, and cloud work
Codex is OpenAI's coding agent for software development across the Codex app, editor, terminal, and cloud tasks. It helps write, review, debug, refactor, and automate code, with ChatGPT plan access for managed surfaces and API-key usage for CLI, SDK, and IDE workflows. The open-source CLI and SDK support local repository work, while cloud features add GitHub review, Slack/Linear integrations, worktrees, skills, MCP, and automations.
Anthropic's frontier AI assistant
Anthropic's AI assistant known for strong reasoning, nuanced writing, and extended context up to 200K tokens. Available in Opus (most capable), Sonnet (balanced), and Haiku (fast) tiers. Features web search, deep research, file analysis, code execution, artifacts, and Projects for organized workflows. Claude Code provides terminal-based agentic coding. API supports tool use, batch processing, and prompt caching. Available via claude.ai, mobile apps, and developer API.
OpenAI’s flagship conversational AI for chat, research, coding help, and team workspaces
ChatGPT is OpenAI’s consumer and business assistant for everyday Q&A, writing, coding help, image tools, deep research, and workspace collaboration across web and apps. Plans span Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise on chatgpt.com.
Open-weight frontier lab with Vibe, Studio, and a European AI cloud
Mistral AI is the French frontier-AI lab behind open-weight and commercial models, Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat), Studio, agentic coding, and the European-hosted Mistral Compute cloud. It gives developers an EU-centered alternative across API, assistant, agent-platform, and sovereign-infrastructure workflows, with model-specific licensing and pricing that should be checked per workload.
AI-powered answer engine with real-time citations
AI search engine that provides sourced, citation-backed answers by searching the web in real time. Pro tier unlocks unlimited queries, file uploads, and access to GPT-4o, Claude, and Sonar models. Available on web, iOS, Android, and as an API. The leading AI-powered search alternative that combines the convenience of conversational AI with the reliability of cited, verifiable sources.
Google's frontier multimodal AI model platform & developer ecosystem
Google's frontier multimodal AI platform spanning the Gemini 3 family (3.1 Pro, 3.7 Flash, Antigravity) with up to 2M token context windows. Natively processes text, audio, images, video, and code across Google AI Studio, Vertex AI, Gemini App, and developer agent workflows.
xAI conversational AI with real-time X/Twitter data
Conversational AI by xAI with real-time access to X (Twitter) data and web search. Excels at current events, humor, and unfiltered responses. SuperGrok plan includes advanced reasoning, image generation, and DeepSearch capabilities. Positioned as the AI assistant most connected to real-time social discourse, with unique strength in analyzing trending topics and public sentiment from the X platform.
Multi-model coding subscription by Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud Coding Plan is a flat-rate subscription that bundles access to multiple AI coding models — Qwen3.5-Plus, Qwen3-Coder-Next, GLM-4.7, and Kimi-K2.5 — under a single monthly fee, replacing unpredictable pay-per-token API pricing. It integrates with popular AI coding tools including Cline, Claude Code, and OpenCode, giving developers and small teams enterprise-grade Chinese AI models at dramatically lower price points than Western competitors.
Ultra-fast AI coding powered by Cerebras hardware
Cerebras Code is a coding subscription service from Cerebras, the AI hardware company behind the Wafer-Scale Engine that delivers the fastest AI inference available. Unlike GPU-based systems bottlenecked by memory bandwidth, Cerebras's architecture eliminates these constraints at the hardware level, achieving token speeds no GPU cluster can match. Provides API access to open-source coding models running at 2,000+ tokens per second.
Claude's inline code and document generation tool
Claude's built-in capability to generate and render interactive artifacts — code, documents, SVGs, React components, and HTML — directly inline within the conversation. No setup required. Turns Claude from a text-only assistant into a creative tool that can produce runnable applications, visualizations, and interactive prototypes during natural conversation.
Credit-based AI coding subscriptions for Cursor IDE
Cursor Plans refers to the tiered pricing and subscription structure of the Cursor AI code editor, ranging from the free Hobby plan to premium Ultra tier. The plan chosen directly impacts the amount of AI assistance available, the models accessible (Claude, GPT-4, cursor-small), and the team management features included. Updated pricing and limits for individuals, Pro users, and Business accounts.
OpenAI's custom chatbot builder and GPT Store
Create personalized GPT assistants with custom instructions, knowledge files, and tool integrations including browsing, DALL-E, and code interpreter. Publish to the GPT Store or keep private with no coding required. Enables anyone to build specialized AI assistants for specific domains, workflows, or audiences using OpenAI's consumer-friendly builder interface.
AI subscription for all JetBrains IDEs
JetBrains AI Pro is the professional-tier subscription plan for JetBrains AI Assistant, providing enhanced AI capabilities within JetBrains IDEs beyond the free tier. It serves developers who require consistent, high-quality AI assistance throughout their daily workflow without hitting usage limits. AI Pro bridges the gap between the limited free tier and the premium AI Ultimate plan, offering expanded cloud AI credits at an accessible price.
Zero-markup credit subscription for 500+ AI models
Flexible AI coding credits: $19/mo ($28.5 in credits), $49/mo ($73.5 in credits), $199/mo ($298.5 in credits). Balance never expires and monthly bonus credits stack over time. Works across multiple AI coding agents and IDEs through a unified billing system, giving developers the freedom to use different tools without managing separate subscriptions.
Budget coding subscription by Moonshot AI
Kimi Coding Plan covers Moonshot AI's consumer subscription tiers and API pricing for accessing Kimi's AI coding capabilities, powered by the Kimi K2.5 model that scores 76.8% on SWE-Bench Verified. Includes a free Adagio tier with unlimited basic conversations, paid Andante and Presto tiers with higher K2.5 quotas, and pay-as-you-go platform API pricing for integrating Kimi into custom workflows.
Spec-driven coding subscriptions for Kiro IDE/CLI
Kiro Plans refers to the pricing and subscription structure for AWS's Kiro IDE, ranging from a perpetual free tier to enterprise-grade Power plans with varying levels of AI-assisted requests. Pricing distinguishes between two interaction types: spec requests initiated from structured task workflows, and vibe requests for chat-based coding assistance. Designed to scale from individual developers to professional teams building production software.
Multi-model coding subscription by Minimax
The MiniMax Coding Plan is a subscription service providing developers with flat-rate access to MiniMax's AI models for coding tasks, with three monthly tiers designed to offer dramatically more value than per-token pricing from Anthropic or OpenAI. MiniMax positions its coding plans as delivering capacity equivalent to Claude Code Max at a fraction of the cost, making high-performance AI coding assistance accessible to a broader range of developers.
Low-cost multi-model coding subscription
Budget-friendly AI coding plan featuring GLM-5, Kimi K2.5, and MiniMax M2.5/M2.7 models at $10/mo with a $12/5h usage cap. Hosted in US, EU, and Singapore for global low-latency access. Compatible with OpenCode and any OpenAI-compatible coding agent, offering an affordable alternative to premium API-based coding subscriptions.
GLM Coding Plan by Z.AI — subscription access to GLM-5.3 for agents and IDEs
Z.AI’s GLM Coding Plan is a fixed-quota coding subscription for AI IDEs and coding agents, powered by Zhipu’s GLM-5.3 and GLM-5.3-Flash (not a Kimi plan).
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Sources & verification
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework - Generative & Foundation Models
- ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Artificial Intelligence Management System Standards
Verification dates are editorial checks. Routine CMS saves and automatic updatedAt timestamps do not advance them.