CodeGeeX
Streamlines coding with AI-driven completion and debugging.
At a glance
Price not confirmed · Source review 2026-10-24- Price & billing
The IDE plugin is listed as free for developers in its marketplace listing; a current paid tier, free quota, SLA, dedicated support, and compliance certification for the plugin/service are unconfirmed in this review. Confirm current terms on the official site before team-wide adoption.
- Free allowance
The IDE plugin is listed as free for developers in its marketplace listing; a current paid tier, free quota, SLA, dedicated support, and compliance certification for the plugin/service are unconfirmed in this review.
- Best suited to
Individual developers and students who want a free copilot-style completion plugin
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What to know before choosing
Good fit
Individual developers and students who want a free copilot-style completion plugin
Limits and trade-offs
Support, SLA, and compliance terms are unconfirmed from the sources captured in this review; do not assume enterprise support or certification from the plugin being free or open source. Confirm current terms on the official site before adopting team-wide.
Plans and free allowances
The IDE plugin is listed as free for developers in its marketplace listing; a current paid tier, free quota, SLA, dedicated support, and compliance certification for the plugin/service are unconfirmed in this review. Confirm current terms on the official site before team-wide adoption.
Evidence
Official website ↗ (reviewed 2026-10-24), Official marketplace listing (Zhipu AI): plugin free for developers ↗ (reviewed 2026-10-25)
Official published documentation reviewed; not a product test
Dates: Last reviewed 2026-10-24. Last reviewed is the latest source or editorial review date; it is not a content-change date.
A closer look at CodeGeeX
CodeGeeX is a free, open-source AI coding assistant from Zhipu AI (AMiner), built around the CodeGeeX4-ALL-9B model published on GitHub. It ships as IDE plugins for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, HBuilderX and others, offering code completion, code translation between languages, code explanation and an Ask CodeGeeX chat across 20+ programming languages. Paid tiers, SLA, dedicated support, and compliance terms are unconfirmed in this review.
Editorial guidance based on published documentation. The workflow below is a suggested starting point, not a measured product result.
When to choose CodeGeeX
- Individual developers and students who want copilot-style completions for free
- teams that prefer open-source tooling they can inspect
- developers working in VS Code or JetBrains who want completion plus translation and explanation in one plugin.
When to choose something else
- Enterprises that need compliance paperwork, SSO, on-premise deployment or support SLAs (unconfirmed in this review)
- teams that want agentic multi-file workflows or premium frontier models — CodeGeeX is a completion assistant, not an agent platform.
A practical starting workflow
- Install the plugin from the VS Code or JetBrains marketplace and sign in if the version requires it.
- Use inline completion as you type, highlight code to explain or translate it, and open Ask CodeGeeX for questions about unfamiliar code.
- For translation work, paste or select a function, pick the target language, and review the output before committing — accuracy drops on long, context-heavy code.
- Keep the plugin updated; the model and plugin are actively maintained by Zhipu AI's open-source releases.
Check before committing
- Paid tiers, SLA, dedicated support, and compliance certifications are unconfirmed in this review; do not assume enterprise support or certification from the plugin being free or open source. As an open-source, community-maintained project, feature velocity and documentation can lag behind commercial competitors; check the official site for current status before adopting team-wide.
- Pricing and feature availability may change; confirm current terms on the official website before committing.
Common questions
How much does CodeGeeX cost?
The IDE plugin is listed as free for developers in its marketplace listing. Paid tiers, SLA, dedicated support, and compliance certification are unconfirmed in this review; confirm current terms on the official site before team-wide adoption.
Official marketplace listing (Zhipu AI): plugin free for developers ↗
Which IDEs does CodeGeeX support?
VS Code, JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, GoLand, CLion and others), HBuilderX and DeepIn-IDE, per 2026 directory listings.
CodeGeeX vs GitHub Copilot: which should I pick?
Pick CodeGeeX if you want a free, open-source completion assistant with no per-seat cost. Pick Copilot if you need the tightest GitHub integration, enterprise administration and support — at $10+/user/month.
Compare approaches for this task
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- CodeAssist — A chatbot to generate code completions.
Sources and checks
Last source review is not a date of product testing. No rating or test result is implied by inclusion. Check the current plan and terms before buying.