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Snag the AI coding assistants and dev perks that are still genuinely free in 2026 — no card required for any of them.

GitHub Copilot GitHub Copilot
2,000 completions/mo free

GitHub Copilot Free

Get 2,000 AI code completions and 50 chat requests a month from GitHub Copilot, free with no card required.

Open to any GitHub account. Verified students get the full Copilot Pro tier free through the GitHub Student Developer Pack instead of this capped free plan.
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Cursor Cursor
Free Hobby plan, no card

Cursor Hobby (Free Tier)

Snag Cursor's free Hobby plan — limited Agent requests and Tab completions in the AI code editor, no card needed.

Open to anyone. Cursor's free full-year Pro promo for students closed to new sign-ups on June 25, 2026 — this Hobby tier is the only no-cost option left for new users.
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Windsurf Windsurf
Unlimited tab completions

Windsurf Free Plan

Get unlimited Tab completions plus 25 monthly credits and 5 daily Cascade agent sessions from Windsurf, free.

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Anthropic Anthropic
Free starter API credits

Anthropic Console — Free API Credits

New Anthropic Console accounts get starter credits to test Claude models by API, no payment method required.

Anthropic's separate Open Source Program grants maintainers of qualifying projects (5,000+ GitHub stars or 1M+ monthly npm downloads) six months of Claude Max 20x free, a $1,200 value — worth applying for directly if you maintain something with real traction.
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GitHub Education GitHub Education
Free for verified students

GitHub Student Developer Pack

Verified students get free JetBrains IDEs, cloud credits, a free domain for a year, and a full dev tool bundle from GitHub.

Requires a valid school email or other proof of enrollment, verified through GitHub Education's own process.
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