Best Magic alternatives
3 tools developers use instead of Magic, ranked by popularity. 3 offer a free plan. Updated October 2026.
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Cursor
Free planAI-first code editor forked from VS Code, with Tab autocomplete, multi-file Agent mode, Composer, and background agents running on Claude, GPT, or Gemini.
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GitHub Copilot
Free planGitHub's AI pair programmer for code completion, chat, PR review, and an autonomous coding agent, built into VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, and more.
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Augment Code
Free planCloud AI coding platform for teams, built around a Context Engine that indexes cross-service dependencies and runs up to 10 parallel remote agents.