We asked 4 AI models to recommend the best AI code editor budget. Here's what GPT-4.1, Gemini, Grok, and Llama agree on.
🏆 AI Consensus Winner: Visual Studio Code — recommended by 2/4 models
🔴 AI Confidence: LOW — no clear winner
AI Consensus
These products were recommended by multiple AI models:
- Visual Studio Code
- Atom
- Sublime Text
What Each AI Recommends
| Rank | GPT-4.1 | Gemini | Grok | Llama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visual Studio Code | VS Code (with extensions like GitHub Copilot, Tabnine) | Cursor | Visual Studio Code |
| 2 | JetBrains Fleet | Sublime Text (with AI plugins) | Codeium | IntelliJ IDEA Community |
| 3 | Atom | IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (with AI plugins) | Tabnine | Sublime Text |
| 4 | Thonny | PyCharm Community Edition (with AI plugins) | Sourcegraph Cody | Atom |
| 5 | Sublime Text | Vim/Neovim (with AI plugins) | Continue | Brackets |
Best For Your Needs
- Best overall: Visual Studio Code
- Best free option: VS Code (with extensions like GitHub Copilot, Tabnine)
- Best for small teams: Cursor
- Best for enterprises: Visual Studio Code
Methodology
We asked each AI model: "What are the Best Ai Code Editor Budget? List your top 5 recommendations."
Models used: GPT-4.1 Nano (OpenAI), Gemini 2.5 Flash (Google), Grok 4.1 Fast (xAI), Llama 4 Scout (Meta). No web search was enabled — these are pure AI opinions based on training data.
The "AI Consensus" shows products mentioned by 2 or more models. The winner is the product that appears most frequently in the #1 position.