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Visual Studio Code Visual Studio Code
General
Layer
AI-native IDE
Vendor
Microsoft
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, Web
License
MIT
Open source
Status
active
Pricing
Free tier
Yes
Entry price
Free
Top individual plan
Free
Team seat
Included usage
Beyond the plan
Part of a plan
Models
Providers
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Moonshot
Bring your own key
Partial BYOK
Local models
Yes
Features
Git worktrees
Yes
Parallel agents
Yes
Subagents
Yes
MCP client
Yes
Browser automation
Yes
Sandboxing
Yes
Remote execution
Yes
Diff review
Yes
Checkpoints
Yes
Plugins
Yes
Hooks
Yes
Tab completion
Yes
Works with
Runs
GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex CLI
Runs inside
Pricing verified
2026-08-23