Pricing: Freemium — from Free
Best for: Programming & Code
About
ByteDance's free AI-native IDE — a Cursor-style coding editor with built-in chat, multi-file agent edits, and generous free access to frontier coding models.
In-Depth Review
Trae is ByteDance's AI-native code editor, built as a fork of VS Code in the same category as Cursor and Windsurf, with an autonomous "Builder" agent mode alongside standard chat-assisted editing.
Core Capabilities
Builder Agent Mode Given a task, plans and executes multi-file changes, running commands and iterating on errors with reduced manual oversight.
Chat-Assisted Editing Inline chat for smaller, targeted edits and explanations, similar to Cursor's Command-K style flows.
Free Access to Frontier Models Notable for offering free or low-cost access to top-tier coding models as part of its go-to-market, undercutting subscription-based competitors.
Positioning
Competes directly with Cursor and Windsurf on price and agent capability, backed by ByteDance's resources to subsidize model access.
Pricing
Free tier with generous model usage; paid tier for higher limits.
Pricing
Freemium — from Free
Capabilities
Technical
- API Available
- No
- Languages
- Multiple languages
- Model
- Multiple (Claude, GPT, proprietary)
Categories
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Free tier available
Cons
- Paid plans required for full access
- No public API
- Limited to English
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Trae free to use?
- Trae offers a free tier. Paid plans start from Free.
- What can Trae do?
- Trae supports agentic-coding, multi-file-edit, chat-assisted-editing, vs-code-fork. ByteDance's free AI-native IDE — a Cursor-style coding editor with built-in chat, multi-file agent edits, and generous free access to frontier coding models.
- Is Trae good for programming & code?
- Yes, Trae is well-suited for programming & code. ByteDance's free AI-native IDE — a Cursor-style coding editor with built-in chat, multi-file agent edits, and generous free access to frontier coding
- Does Trae have an API?
- Trae does not currently offer a public API.
- What languages does Trae support?
- Trae primarily supports English.
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