Two products that converged
Qoder and TRAE started as AI-first IDEs and have both added a separate place for delegating whole tasks to agents. Qoder now ships the Qoder desktop app, which grew out of Quest mode in Qoder IDE, next to Qoder IDE itself, a JetBrains plugin, Qoder CLI and Cloud Agents. TRAE Desktop has two windows: an Agent window for managing several agent tasks across projects and handing long-running work to the cloud, and an IDE window with an editor, VS Code extension support, debugging and source control. The IDE window offers IDE mode and SOLO mode, where the AI plans and carries a task through code generation, testing, preview and a change summary.
Both also reach beyond the desktop. TRAE has a web app and a mobile app that can assign and monitor tasks on cloud or personal machines. Qoder lists mobile and web apps for monitoring IDE and CLI tasks, plus QoderWork and QoderWake for non-coding work.
Plans side by side
The paid ladders look almost identical at first glance. Both sell Pro at $20, Pro+ at $60 and Ultra at $200 per month. The difference is the unit of usage.
- TRAE bills in Dollar Usage: every model request is priced at the model's token list price and deducted from a monthly allowance equal to the plan price ($8, $20, $60 or $200). After that, paid users can enable On-Demand Usage, billed in $3 increments.
- Qoder bills in Credits: Lite includes 1,000 Credits, Pro 2,000, Pro+ 6,000 and Ultra 20,000 per month. Each model tier or model consumes Credits at a stated rate, and paid subscribers can buy Credit Packs at $20 per 1,500 Credits, valid for one month.
Entry plans differ. TRAE Free allows Auto mode only, with limited usage, limited autocompletion, two concurrent cloud tasks and no SOLO mode. TRAE Lite costs $8 per month ($80 per year) but is sold only in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Nigeria. Qoder Free includes a two-week Pro trial with 300 Credits, limited completions and next edits, BYOK, and basic models for limited messages. Qoder Lite costs $10 per month with 1,000 Credits, and Qoder announced it for users worldwide.
TRAE's annual prices are $200 for Pro, $600 for Pro+ and $2,000 for Ultra. Its plans also set concurrent cloud task limits: 10 on Pro, 15 on Pro+ and 20 on Ultra. Ultra adds early access to new models. TRAE's paid services are available only in the countries it lists in its billing docs.
Models
Model lineups are where the two diverge most. TRAE's built-in list includes OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, Sol and Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna, GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.2; Google's Gemini-3.1-Pro-Preview and Gemini-3-Flash-Preview; Seed-2.1-Turbo; and GLM-5.2, DeepSeek-V4-Flash, Kimi-K3, Kimi-K2.7-Code, Kimi-K2.5, MiniMax-M3 and MiniMax-M2.7. TRAE notes that the Seed, MiniMax and GLM series are not available to users in the United States, and it publishes per-million-token prices for every built-in model.
Qoder's selector offers Auto, Ultimate, Fast and Efficient tiers plus Qwen3.8-Max, Qwen3.8-Flash, Qwen3.7-Max, Qwen3.7-Plus, DeepSeek-V4-Pro, DeepSeek-Flash, GLM-5.3, GLM-5.3-Flash, Kimi-K3, Kimi-K2.8-Preview and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash. GPT and Gemini models are not in Qoder's built-in list. Qoder publishes Credit multipliers instead of token prices, for example about 0.5x for Auto and about 2x for Ultimate.
Neither product includes Claude models by default. Both let you add your own: TRAE accepts custom models in OpenAI Chat Completions or Anthropic Messages format, and Qoder accepts OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible endpoints plus preset providers such as OpenAI, Google and OpenRouter. In Qoder, custom model usage is billed by your provider rather than in Credits.
Editing, agents and privacy
TRAE's CUE engine handles completion, multi-line edits and next-edit prediction, and it can import dependencies and rename references in Python, TypeScript and Go projects. Qoder IDE's Editor provides NEXT next-edit suggestions, Inline Chat and a Chat panel. On agents, TRAE lets you build custom agents with their own prompts, MCP servers and toolsets. Qoder's paid plans add Experts Mode, which splits a complex task across several agents, and Repo Wiki, which generates and maintains documentation for a repository.
For privacy, TRAE documents a Privacy mode under which chats, code snippets and AI outputs are not used for analysis, product improvement or model training, and a sandbox for agent-run commands. Qoder's Teams and Enterprise plans include privacy mode management and SSO, and Enterprise adds audit logs and model routing policy control.
Who should pick which
- Pick TRAE if you want GPT and Gemini models built in, transparent per-token pricing, a VS Code-compatible editor and a SOLO mode for end-to-end tasks.
- Pick Qoder if you prefer Qwen, DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi and MiniMax models billed in Credits, a JetBrains plugin and CLI on the same subscription, and team features such as Repo Wiki and Experts Mode.
- In Turkey and the other listed markets, compare TRAE Lite at $8 with Qoder Lite at $10. Elsewhere, TRAE's cheapest paid plan is Pro at $20.
The Bottom Line
Qoder and TRAE charge the same headline prices, so the decision comes down to models and metering. TRAE suits developers who want OpenAI and Google models built in and like seeing the token price of every request. Qoder suits developers who want Qwen, DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi and MiniMax models at Credit-based rates and one subscription that also covers a JetBrains plugin and a CLI. If you need Claude, both require you to bring your own key.
