ToolScore Leaderboard
Who leads, at what — and what it really costs.
Every number carries a source and a “data as of” date. Click any tool for the full scorecard; the industry profits from the fog — we sell the meter.
10 tools scored 2 Best Value picks data as of 2026-09-16
AI Coding Agents
full table & explanations →| Tool | Price | BYOK | ToolScore↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| AiderPaul Gauthier | $0OSS | ✓ | 84 |
| OpenCodeSST | $0OSS | ✓ | 80 |
| Gemini CLIGoogle | Free tier/mo | ✓ | 77.5 |
| ContinueContinue Dev, Inc. | $0OSS | ✓ | 77 |
| ClineCline Bot Inc. | $0OSS | ✓ | 76.5 |
| Claude CodeAnthropic | $20/mo | ✓ | 73 |
| GitHub CopilotGitHub (Microsoft) | $10/mo | — | 71.5 |
| OpenAI CodexOpenAI | $20/mo | ✓ | 71 |
| WindsurfCognition | $15/mo | — | 63 |
| CursorAnysphere | $20/mo | — | 62.5 |
Pillar scores 0–10 · see methodology. “Lowest token burn” = tools whose limits hold up a full working day; “Best value” = most output per dollar.
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Up-left wins: strong score, low monthly cost.
Up-left = cheap & strong. Green ≥ 80 · blue ≥ 65 · amber ≥ 50 · red < 50. Click a dot for the full breakdown.
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