The best AI code editors in 2026
Cursor, Claude Code, and AntiGravity are leading the new wave of AI-native code editors. Cursor remains the gold standard with its deeply integrated Compose mode and codebase-aware context; Windsurf introduces powerful agentic "Flows" that can autonomously navigate and edit complex repos; Trae offers an adaptive AI experience that learns your coding style in real-time.
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AI-powered IDE to solve complex coding problems in your codebase.