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🔥Top 20 Best AI Coding Agents🧙‍♂️

Kiran Naragund on May 15, 2025

Hello Devs! 👋 The world of software development is evolving faster than ever, thanks to a new generation of AI-powered tools that help you code sm...
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Hossein Yazdi

This is nearly complete—great post, Kiran! Just to add, it might be worth mentioning Phind as well.

If I'm not mistaken, it was one of the first AI coding agents in the industry!

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Kiran Naragund

Thank you Hussein!
and Also for adding Phind🤯

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Necati Özmen

Thanks for the list.
Not Coding but we are maintaining an open-source AI agent framework called Voltagent.
github.com/VoltAgent/voltagent

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Kiran Naragund

Thanks for sharing!

Starred it :)

I'll definitely check it out once I get some free time.

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Necati Özmen

Thanks:)

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Edvaldo Freitas

Great article, @dev_kiran . If you get the chance, take a look at what we’re building. Would love to hear your feedback.

We’re working on Kodus, an open source AI-powered code review tool.

Here’s how it works:

  • Open source and self-hosted, even on the basic plan. Full flexibility.
  • Kody, our AI reviewer, learns from your team’s patterns and feedback. Reviews get smarter and more contextual over time.
  • You can customize everything — which files to review, how many comments to leave, severity levels, and more.
  • Fully multilingual interface. Supports English, Portuguese, French, Arabic, and more.
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Kiran Naragund

Thanks for sharing Edvaldo!
I'll definitely check this out :)

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Sébastien Conejo

Thanks for the list — a few tools here I hadn’t seen yet.

I’m building a backend-as-a-service called Manifest that fits well with this new wave. Most vibe coding tools are great for frontends, but the moment you need a real backend, things break down. That’s when devs turn to AI code editors like Cursor or Windsurf. But even then, you quickly hit limits: too much scattered code to review, hidden security issues, and deployment still feels clunky.

Using a BaaS like Firebase doesn’t help much either, they weren’t built to work inside these editors. You keep jumping back and forth to their dashboards, which kills the flow. They add MCP servers, but they’re a weak substitute compared to the power and fluidity of working directly with Cursor.

With Manifest a backend that lives in one file, you can work anywhere, and soon, you will be able to deploy your backend instanlty. We’re making it even more integrated with tools like Cursor and Lovable. Feel free to follow the project if you're curious!

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Kiran Naragund

Looks interesting Sébastien!
Thanks for sharing!

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Praveen Rajamani

Really useful article! Thanks for the detailed info 😊 Which AI tool have you found the most helpful in your own projects?

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Kiran Naragund

Thank you!!
Glad you found it helpful.

I’ve been using v0 and Bolt a lot for my frontend work, and Qodo Gen has been super handy for generating test cases and code suggestions in vs code.

What about you? any favourite tools?

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Praveen Rajamani

At the moment, I rely a lot on GitHub Copilot, especially for suggestions inside VS Code. But tools like Cursor and Qodo Gen are definitely on my list. Always fun to try new ones and see which fits best!

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Kiran Naragund

Nice!
Definitely worth checking them out..

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橙某人

Thanks for sharing!

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Kiran Naragund

🙏

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CodewithNick

Great share!

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Kiran Naragund

Thanks Nick!

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Dotallio

Every few months I feel like I have a totally new favorite AI tool for coding. Crazy to see how fast this list is growing and evolving!

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Kiran Naragund

Totally feel the same! Every week there's something new to try.
BTW which one is your current favorite?

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Nathan Tarbert

Pretty stacked list, there's a couple on here I've been meaning to check out.

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Kiran Naragund

Thanks! Definitely worth checking them out :)

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Smit

Great article! Also, check out Ollama AI tool that lets you run models locally without internet, offering more speed and no cloud needed!

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Kiran Naragund

Thanks Smit!

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Nathan Tarbert

So many cool options out there lately - I'm definitely always hunting for stuff that saves me a headache coding.

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Kiran Naragund

Thanks for checking Nathan!

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SwatiQFin • Edited

Hey that's cool. thank you for sharing. I have tried Anthropic (Claude) and it is amazing - specially when I am learning a new coding language i get my doubts cleared from them. Do try it! :)