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AI Coding Tools

Overview

AI Coding Levels - See detailed breakdown at AI Coding L1-L5

The 5 Levels of AI Coding

LevelCapabilityExample Popular Products
L1Code-level completionGitHub Copilot, Tabby
L2Task-level code generationTicket to Code, IDE with Chat: ChatGPT, Claude, aider, cline, 16x Prompt, Cursor, Continue, PearAI, Windsurf
L3Project-level generationTicket to PR, Prompt to UI: Codegen, Sweep, Pythagora, Plandex, v0
L4PRD to productionAI Software Engineers: Marblism, bolt.new, Trickle, Lovable, Devin, Genie, Engine, devlo, Gru
L5AI development teamAutoDev, MetaGPT, MGX

Getting Started

New to AI Coding? Start with our Learning Path: Use AI Tools - a 2-week guide to master AI coding assistants.

Choosing Your AI Coding Tool

For Beginners

Recommended: Cursor

  • Easiest to learn
  • All-in-one solution (autocomplete + chat)
  • Great multi-file context

For VS Code Power Users

Recommended: GitHub Copilot

  • Seamless VS Code integration
  • Fast autocomplete
  • Industry standard

For Terminal Lovers

Recommended: Claude CLI

  • Command-line first
  • Excellent reasoning
  • Great for refactoring

For Google Ecosystem

Recommended: Gemini CLI

  • Large context window
  • Multimodal capabilities
  • Google integration

Next Steps

  1. Choose a tool from the list above
  2. Follow our guide: Path 1: Use AI Tools
  3. Start coding 2-3x faster with AI assistance

Questions? Join the discussion on GitHub