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The best alternative to Claude Code is Mellum, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Claude Code and 12 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Claude Code are Mistral Vibe for Code, JetBrains Junie, JetBrains AI Assistant and defract.

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  1. Mellum icon
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    Mellum-4b-base is JetBrains' first open-source large language model (LLM) optimized for code-related tasks.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  2. With JetBrains AI, your favorite tools gain new abilities while you are empowered with more information at your fingertips.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • JetBrains Rider
    • CLion
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Pycharm
    • PhpStorm
    • RubyMine
    • WebStorm
    • ReSharper
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  3. defract icon
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    defract is a local-first desktop app that orchestrates parallel Claude Code agents through a full development lifecycle — story, design, architecture, review, ship.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. AI-driven no-code platform to create full-stack web apps quickly, featuring instant one-click deployment, integrated hosting, domain tools, professional email, real-time editing, version control, and rapid live publishing with a streamlined three-step process.

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    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. Frontman is an AI Agent that lives in your browser, sees your live DOM, and turns your visual feedback into real changes - no more refresh-and-check cycles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Next.js
    • Wordpress
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  6. Hivekeep icon
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    Hivekeep runs a team of specialized personal AI agents on your own server. Each agent has its own identity, expertise, memory and tools. Agents collaborate with each other, remember everything across months in one continuous session, and extend the platform themselves by writing...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
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  7. AICode icon
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    AICode is a VS Code extension that helps software developers maintain large, complex enterprise software using AI.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
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  8. Modo IDE icon
     1 like

    The open-source AI IDE that plans before it codes.

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    • Typescript
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. 3code icon
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    3code is a free and open source command-line coding agent built from the ground up to be efficient enough to use 3rd party token providers without a coding plan.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
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  10. ShaggAi icon
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    ShaggAi is a local-first AI automation and autocomplete platform that turns natural language into real actions on your PC and adds Copilot-style “ghost text” to almost any editor.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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