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Best Open Source AI Assisted Coding Tools

Ranked by GitHub stars — actual adoption, not editorial taste. All 10 are free, open source and self-hostable; license and last activity on every entry.

  1. 1
    OpenCode ★ 224K

    AI coding agent for terminal, IDE, and desktop

    MIT TypeScript pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  2. 2
    pi ★ 120K

    Minimal terminal coding agent you can fully customize

    MIT TypeScript pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  3. 3
    caveman ★ 117K

    🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman.

    Apache-2.0 Go pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  4. 4
    Orca ★ 113K

    Run multiple AI coding agents in parallel, side by side

    MIT TypeScript pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  5. 5
    Paperclip ★ 110K

    Org chart, budgets, and governance for AI agent teams

    MIT TypeScript pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  6. 6
    OpenHands ★ 93K

    Autonomous coding agents that complete real engineering tasks

    MIT TypeScript pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  7. 7
    rtk ★ 85K

    CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies

    Apache-2.0 Rust pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  8. 8
    codegraph ★ 76K

    Pre-indexed code knowledge graph, auto syncs on code changes, for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, OpenCode, AntiGravity, Kiro, CoPilot, and Hermes Agent — f

    MIT TypeScript pushed 2026-11-01 details →
  9. 9
    Cline ★ 71K

    Open-source AI coding agent for your editor and terminal

    Apache-2.0 TypeScript pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  10. 10
    prettier ★ 52K

    Prettier is an opinionated code formatter.

    MIT JavaScript pushed 2026-11-02 details →
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best open source AI Assisted Coding tool in 2026?

OpenCode leads the ranking with 224,079 GitHub stars, ahead of pi. Rankings use live GitHub star counts, refreshed nightly.

How is this list of AI Assisted Coding tools ranked?

By GitHub stars — a proxy for adoption and community size. Each entry also shows its licence, primary language and last commit date, so you can judge maintenance activity rather than trusting the ranking alone.

Are the best AI Assisted Coding tools free?

Every project on this list is open source and free to self-host. Some also offer paid managed hosting, but the software itself carries no licence fee.