What Moved: 8 tier moves, 118 new tools (Week of Oct 12, 2026)

Tier moves

• S
  Cursor ▲ Up

  Acquired by SpaceX (Aug 2026).

  Pricing: Sold via The X Subscription: Free $0; Plus $8/mo (Grok models only); Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo; Teams from $30/seat/mo.

• S
  Claude Code ▲ Up

  Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, IDE and web.

  Pricing: Included with Claude Pro ($20/mo, or $17/mo billed annually) and Max (from $100/mo); Team seats $25/mo standard, $125/mo premium; or pay-as-you-go via the API.

• A
  OpenAI Codex ▲ Up

  OpenAI's coding agent for the cloud, CLI and IDE.

  Pricing: Included in ChatGPT Free, Go ($8/mo), Plus ($20/mo), Pro (from $100/mo), Business, Edu and Enterprise; extra credits purchasable.

• A
  Gemini ▲ Up

  Google's multimodal assistant.

  Pricing: Free $0; Google AI Plus $4.99/mo; Google AI Pro $19.99/mo; Google AI Ultra from $99.99/mo ($199.99/mo tier also offered).

• S
  Google Veo New

  Google DeepMind's video model (Veo 3.1) with native audio.

  Pricing: Through Gemini and Google Flow on Google AI plans (Pro $19.99/mo, Ultra from $99.99/mo), or via the Gemini API.

• D
  Sora ▼ Down

  Discontinued.

  Pricing: Discontinued: no longer sold.

• S
  Claude Agent SDK New

  The agent harness behind Claude Code, as a Python/TypeScript SDK.

  Pricing: Free SDK; you pay Claude API usage.

• C
  AutoGen ▼ Down

  Maintenance mode, community-managed.

  Pricing: Free, open source.

Price changes

• Cursor

  Acquired by SpaceX (Aug 2026). New customers buy The X Subscription; legacy Pro ($20) / Pro+ ($60) plans continue for existing subscribers.

• ToolTier packs (rebuilt v2)

  Cursor Rules $7 → $9, Claude Code Kit $12 → $19, Vibe Debug $5 → $9, Indie Game Launch $9 → $12. New: Agent Builder $12, All Packs bundle $39, and All-Access $9/mo.

New tools (118)

• B
  Ando

  Pricing page describes philosophy (per human seat), not a public plan table with dollar amounts.

  Pricing: Priced per human seat; dollar rates not published on the public pricing page (philosophy only).

• S
  Vercel AI SDK

  Open-source TypeScript toolkit for building AI apps and agents.

  Pricing: Free, open source; you pay for model/API usage.

• A
  Cline

  Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the CLI.

  Pricing: Open-source extension free for individuals; pay only for inference (BYOK or Cline provider at cost).

• B
  Roomote (by the Roo Code team)

  roocode.com now redirects to Roomote; the Roo Code VS Code extension status not re-checked.

  Pricing: Cloud: up to 10 users $49/mo, 11-50 users $249/mo, 51-100 users $499/mo; self-hosted free up to 10 users, then same tiers.

• C
  Continue

  continue.dev/pricing returned 404 on 2026-10-15.

  Pricing: Unverified: pricing page is client-rendered or did not show clear numbers on 2026-10-15; check the pricing page.

• A
  Zed

  Fast Rust-built code editor with built-in agent and edit predictions.

  Pricing: Personal $0; Pro $10/mo (unlimited edit predictions + $5 of tokens, usage-based beyond); Business $30/seat/mo.

See all 118 in the rankings →

Fresh on ToolTier

• PackClaude Code Agent Kit ($19)

  Installable Claude Code plugin: 12 subagents, 8 skills and 3 tested safety hooks.

• PackAgent Builder ($12)

  15 production agent designs with tool schemas, guardrails, evals and type-checked code.

• FreeFree Sample Pack

  5 Next.js 16 rules, a Claude Code subagent and hook, and 5 debug prompts.

• Free library5 free rules and prompts

  Cursor rules for Next.js (core), CLAUDE.md project memory template, AGENTS.md starter for any stack, and more.

• GuideBest AI Coding Tools in 2026

  Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, Codex, Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), Lovable and Bolt compared on pricing, free tiers and fit, plus free rules and prompts to try first. Prices verified on 2026-10-15.

• GuideCursor vs Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot (2026)

  Head-to-head comparison of Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot: workflow, pricing, free tiers and who each one is for. Prices verified 2026-10-15.

• All-AccessAll-Access $9/mo + Send me my packs

  Every current pack plus updates. Subscribers can request fresh download links anytime.