I recently embarked on a quest to find a free AI coding assistant that actually delivers. After weeks of trial and error, I’ve got some honest feedback to share. It turns out that the free options I tried had some significant drawbacks. For instance, Kilo Code CLI is still buggy, with file editing being a bit of a gamble. Gemini CLI, on the other hand, is smart but painfully slow – we’re talking six times slower than my final setup. And then there’s Cursor, which is great for reading code but won’t actually write it for you.
So, what does work for free? Honestly, I couldn’t find a single tool that met my needs. But I did stumble upon a workaround that’s been giving me consistent results. I’ve been using Gemini’s brain in the free web UI, combined with Cline’s speed – a free CLI tool. It’s a bit of a hack, but it’s the only thing that’s worked for me without driving me crazy.
If you’re curious about my journey through the tool graveyard, I’ve written about my experience and the full setup I’m using now. It’s a completely free stack, but it does require a bit of setup. I’m always on the lookout for better solutions, so if you’ve found a free AI coding tool that actually works, I’d love to hear about it.
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