The Ultimate 2025 Guide to AI Coding Tools: What’s Hot, What’s Hype, and What’s Coming Next
GitHub Copilot launched Agent Mode in 2025 for autonomous coding tasks and will open-source its VS Code extension. Amazon CodeWhisperer added security scanning and joined Amazon Q Developer. Tabnine introduced AI Agents and moved to paid plans after ending its free tier. Codeium rebranded to Windsurf, launched Cascade, and entered acquisition talks with OpenAI while Google licensed its tech for $2.4B.