Editor & IDE

Trae

ByteDance's free, VS Code-based AI IDE, bundling chat, autocomplete, and agentic editing with access to several frontier models at no cost.

Pricing

Free, with paid usage tiers for higher-volume model access

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Trae is ByteDance’s AI-first code editor, forked from VS Code like several competitors, differentiated mainly by offering free access to multiple frontier models for chat, inline completion, and agentic multi-file edits.

Why it stands out

Free access to capable models lowers the barrier to trying an AI-first editor without a subscription commitment.
Familiar VS Code shell, so existing extensions and keybindings largely carry over.
Backed by ByteDance’s resources, with fast iteration on new features.

Good for

Developers who want to try an AI-first editor experience without committing to a paid plan first.