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Dev tools · August 14, 2026

Freebuff

Free coding agents to kill Claude, Cursor, Replit, and Devin

What it does

Freebuff is a free coding agent that gives you access to the best open source models. We offer a CLI, Desktop app, Web app builder, and Cloud agent -- all free! This is the free way to build full-stack apps. No subscription, no API keys, no lock-in. Cancel your subscriptions to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Lovable, Replit, Bolt, Windsurf, and Devin.

Freebuff is the free coding agent: a free CLI coding agent and Freebuff Web, the free way to build full-stack apps. No subscription, no setup, no lock-in. The free alternative to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Lovable, Replit, Bolt, Windsurf, and Devin.

Run coding agents in parallel on your machine — each in its own workspace. 100% free AI web app builder with fully managed agentic hosting — from prompt to live app on its own URL. A coding agent in a full cloud IDE, working on any GitHub repo — editor, terminal, and a real sandbox. Nothing to install. Public or private repos. No subscription, no setup, no lock-in. A free AI chat that researches and thinks deeply to answer your questions. A real cloud sandbox for any GitHub repo, a free coding agent, and a live preview — $0/yr, not $600–$2,400. Lovable, Replit, Cursor Cloud, Devin, Factory — every one of them syncs to GitHub. That is the door out of the $600–$2,400/yr plan. Cursor’s…from freebuff.com

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