Best Local Code Assistants Tools (2026)

Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs

Self-hosted AI coding assistant - no code leaves your computer

AI code completion with local-first privacy philosophy

Open-source GitHub Copilot alternative you can self-host

AI pair programmer in your terminal that edits code in your repo

Fastest AI code completion with 1M token context window

Free AI code completion - fast, accurate, and privacy-focused

Open-source AI software engineer agent (formerly OpenDevin)

First open-source agentic AI software engineer

Open-source AI coding agent by Block for terminal workflows

AI coding assistant by Sourcegraph with deep codebase understanding