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Best Grok Build alternatives

11 tools developers use instead of Grok Build, ranked by popularity. 10 offer a free plan and 6 are open source. Updated October 2026.

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  1. Aider logo

    Aider

    Free Open source

    Open-source, git-aware AI pair programmer that runs in your terminal. Same project as "Aider Chat" elsewhere in this directory, now maintained at Aider-AI/aider.

  2. OpenCode logo

    OpenCode

    Free Open source

    Open-source terminal coding agent with a TUI that works with any model provider, including local models, and supports LSP, MCP and custom agents.

  3. Codename Goose logo

    Codename Goose

    Free Open source

    Open-source AI agent from Block, runnable as a desktop app or CLI, connecting to external systems via MCP and now governed by the Agentic AI Foundation.

  4. Crush logo

    Crush

    Free Open source

    Charm's terminal AI coding agent with a polished TUI, multi-provider model support, LSP integration and MCP extensibility.

  5. Qwen Code logo

    Qwen Code

    Free Open source

    Open-source command-line coding agent from the Qwen team, adapted from Gemini CLI and tuned for the Qwen3-Coder models.

  6. Gemini CLI logo

    Gemini CLI

    Free Open source

    Google's open-source terminal coding agent built on Gemini models with a 1M-token context window. Shut down for free consumer accounts June 18, 2026.