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Which free AI is best for developers?

Many AI tools are used in the world for making websites, apps, and applications—meaning everything that is done with code. But we do not have an idea about which tool can be the best for us.

Which free AI is best for developers?

Mostly, people who have just stepped into the world of web development can make a lot of mistakes. If we look at the market, many tools are available; some are premium and some are free. First of all, we have to understand whether we can use the tool with the right method or not. Whether it is a human or an AI, mistakes can happen. When you give a command to the AI to write, we should also check it ourselves.

We will mention some tools and also explain how a beginner who is currently learning code can manage code with the help of AI. Below, we will mention the tools one by one and tell you why this tool is best for us and how we can use them.

Codeium

Codeium is an AI coding assistant which is like Copilot. It was launched in October 2022 by a USA company named Exafunction. This is also made for coding. It can make mistakes in very long or complete code, but it is best for beginners. Those who are currently beginners can use it. A free plan is also available which you can use, and you can also go towards the pro plan. The only difference is the limitations.

Copilot

Copilot is considered a very wonderful tool because the chances of code mistakes in it are almost next to none. It was launched in June 2021. Copilot was made by a very famous and excellent company, GitHub. GitHub is a Microsoft company. It is based on OpenAI's AI models, which has a very huge setup compared to other tools. The biggest advantage of using Copilot is that it is free almost to a great extent and helps in improving our code compared to other tools. The limitations in it are very less. Mostly, the AI tools coming into the market have many limitations, due to which managing our time has also become very difficult.

ChatGPT

Almost every beginner developer to senior developer has an idea about the name ChatGPT. ChatGPT is also based on OpenAI's AI models. It was released to the public on November 22, 2022. But there are some limitations in it. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot made by OpenAI, and it was created by a USA company. Telling you from experience, you can use ChatGPT, but it can create difficulties for you due to limitations. But it is best for beginners. You can use it for beginners.

Cursor AI

Cursor AI also has a USA-based setup. Its look is just like VS Code, which we can also call Visual Studio Code. But in this, a ChatGPT-like AI is built-in. This means you do not have to download any separate software or tool; that thing is already fitted or built inside it. There are limitations in this too. It can also generate full files for you. Due to limitations, it can sometimes give wrong code because many AI tools get confused in complex projects. The free plan is limited, and you can also buy the pro version.

Exafunction

Exafunction is a USA AI company that started around 2019–2020. It used to work on cloud and GPU optimization, but now its main focus is on developer tools. Its most famous product is Codeium, which is a free AI coding assistant (like Copilot) that completes code, suggests bug fixes, and supports multiple programming languages.

Gemini

Gemini is Google's AI model which was made by the USA company Google and launched in 2023. Understanding Gemini is easy. The biggest and most special thing about it is that Gemini's system keeps the instructions given to it close and works on that exact base. It is a smart assistant like ChatGPT that gives answers to questions, helps in writing code, and gives support in writing and research. It can easily understand images and files. Gemini is based on Google's advanced AI technology, and its use is done in web, mobile, and Google apps.

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