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Pick up to four tools. Every cell comes from the YAML in the repo, with the date the pricing was last checked on the last row.
 Aide |  Xcode | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | AI-native IDE | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | CodeStory | Apple |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only Open source | Proprietary Proprietary |
| Status | sunset | active |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | Free |
| Team seat | — | — |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | — | — |
| Part of a plan | — | — |
| Models | ||
| Providers | Vendor models, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter | Anthropic, OpenAI |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Subagents | No | Yes |
| MCP client | No | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | No | Yes |
| Plugins | No | Yes |
| Tab completion | Yes | Yes |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI |
| Runs inside | — | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 |