AI Coding Tools Compared
Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Continue.dev, Aider compared. With table and decision guide for four typical developer workflows.
in KI-Werkzeuge
Editoren mit integrierter KI-Unterstützung.
Claude Code is Anthropic's official AI coding tool — available as a terminal CLI, VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin and web app, with a strong focus on tool use and configurable workflows.
Continue.dev is an open-source, model-agnostic AI coding extension for VS Code and JetBrains — configured via YAML, working with commercial as well as local models.
Cursor is an AI-first code editor — a fork of Visual Studio Code with AI deeply wired into the editor itself.
GitHub Copilot is GitHub's AI coding assistant — an extension for common editors offering tab autocomplete, chat and multi-file edits, with GPT and Claude models selectable.
Windsurf is an AI IDE built on the VS Code base with a focus on agentic coding workflows — the Cascade agent plans and executes multi-step changes autonomously.
Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Continue.dev, Aider compared. With table and decision guide for four typical developer workflows.
Cursor ships Composer 2.5 (May 18) and the Auto-Review run mode (May 29, 2026): more speed with fewer approval prompts — sandbox and allowlist as guardrails.
At I/O 2026 Google extends its agent-first IDE with a CLI and SDK. The bet: model optionality with Gemini, Claude and GPT-OSS under one roof.