Best AI Code Editors in 2025

Developer Tools AI Text Editors

Zed Landing Page
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Zed

Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Finally, an editor that isn't another VS Code fork! Zed is something different - a blazing fast editor built from the ground up in Rust, focused on raw performance and clean design. They were a bit late to the AI party, only launching their AI features in August 2024, and are still catching up with features that other editors have had for a while.

#Productivity #Code Editor #Text Editors 52 social mentions
trae.ai

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Trae

Adaptive AI IDE that helps you ship faster

ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, decided to throw its hat into the AI code editor ring with Trae (The Real AI Engineer). And surprise, surprise — it's built on VS Code. Trae might be the new kid on the block, but it's coming in hot with a polished UI and some fresh ideas.

#AI #Developer Tools #Text Editors 2 social mentions
OpenAI Landing Page
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OpenAI

GPT-3 access without the wait
Pricing:
- Open Source
Flexible API integration with support for OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, and local models.

#AI #AI Tools #Developer Tools 366 social mentions
lmstudio.ai

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LM Studio

Discover, download, and run local LLMs

Models: Supports a wide range of models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, and local models via LM Studio and Ollama.

#AI #AI Tools #Developer Tools 10 social mentions
GitHub Copilot Landing Page

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GitHub Copilot

Your AI pair programmer. With GitHub Copilot, get suggestions for whole lines or entire functions right inside your editor.

GitHub Copilot, the tool that introduced many developers to AI pair programming, has transformed from a simple code completion tool into a sophisticated pair programmer.

#Developer Tools #Coding #Code Autocomplete 284 social mentions
VS Code Landing Page
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VS Code

Build and debug modern web and cloud applications, by Microsoft
Pricing:
- Open Source
Visual Studio Code has been the go-to editor for many developers for years now. It's free, open-source, and supports just about every programming language you can think of. In 2025, through AI powerhouses like GitHub Copilot and Cline, it has evolved into a complete AI development environment while maintaining its familiarity and extensibility.

#Text Editors #IDE #Software Development 1137 social mentions
Windsurf Editor Landing Page

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Windsurf Editor

Tomorrow's editor, today. Windsurf Editor is the first AI agent-powered IDE that keeps developers in the flow. Available today on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Built on VS Code (sensing a theme here?), Windsurf offers a sophisticated AI-powered development environment with its Supercomplete and Cascade features. Developed by Codeium, it focuses on real-time workspace understanding and intelligent code assistance.

#Code Editor #Programming Tools #Developer Tools 7 social mentions
Codeium Landing Page
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Codeium

Free AI-powered code completion for *everyone*, *everywhere*
Pricing:
- Open Source
Built on VS Code (sensing a theme here?), Windsurf offers a sophisticated AI-powered development environment with its Supercomplete and Cascade features. Developed by Codeium, it focuses on real-time workspace understanding and intelligent code assistance.

#AI #Developer Tools #Programming 43 social mentions