What does a AI coding tool cost?

Paid plans start at $4 for GitHub (USD per user per month, billed monthly), $20 per month for Cursor (per month), €25 per month incl. VAT, 100 credits for Lovable (per month incl. VAT, 100 credits), $20 per month, $18 billed annually for Replit (per month, $18 billed annually). Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.

What is AI coding tool pricing based on?

GitHub: per seat. Cursor and Replit: flat per account. Lovable: credits.

Which ai coding tools have a free plan?

Cursor, Lovable, Replit list a free plan next to the paid tiers.

Which ai coding tools have changed their prices?

GitHub: Team has been listed since Jul 2016, starting at $9. It came down to $4 by Jul 2020 (-56%). Pro (personal) has been listed since Jul 2016, starting at $7. It was no longer listed by Jul 2020.

AI coding tools pricing

AI coding tools have settled on a pattern that older developer tools never used: a flat monthly price that includes a usage allowance, with higher tiers buying more model usage rather than more seats. Team plans still charge per user.

AI coding tools compared

Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.

Product	Starts at	Top listed plan	Priced by	Free plan	History
GitHub	$4Team, USD per user per month, billed monthly	$21Enterprise	Per seat	No	since 2016
Cursor	$20 per monthPro, per month	$200 per monthUltra	Flat per account	Yes	read Sep 2026
Lovable	€25 per month incl. VAT, 100 creditsPro, per month incl. VAT, 100 credits	€50 per month incl. VAT, 100 creditsBusiness	Credits	Yes	read Sep 2026
Replit	$20 per month, $18 billed annuallyCore, per month, $18 billed annually	$100 per month, $90 billed annuallyPro	Flat per account	Yes	read Sep 2026

What changed

Every price move we have on record for this category, newest products first.

GitHub Team has been listed since Jul 2016, starting at $9. It came down to $4 by Jul 2020 (-56%).
GitHub Pro (personal) has been listed since Jul 2016, starting at $7. It was no longer listed by Jul 2020.

GitHub price history

Full GitHub analysis

GitHub hosts code for most of the software world and sells collaboration, security and admin features on top of free public and private repositories. It charges per user per month for organizations and has kept its Enterprise list price unchanged since 2016.

TeamEnterprisePro (personal)USD per user per month, billed monthly

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Observed	Team	Enterprise	Pro (personal)
Jul 7, 2016	$9	$21	$7
Jan 1, 2020	$9		$7
Jul 1, 2020	$4		not offered
Jan 1, 2026	$4	$21

Team has been listed since Jul 2016, starting at $9. It came down to $4 by Jul 2020 (-56%).

Enterprise has been listed since Jul 2016, starting at $21. The price was unchanged through Jan 2026.

Pro (personal) has been listed since Jul 2016, starting at $7. It was no longer listed by Jul 2020.

Per-user organization plans replaced the old per-repository tiers in mid 2016. Team was cut from $9 to $4 in 2020 when private repositories became free for everyone. Yearly billing has offered one month free in some years.