Question 1

What is the difference between an AI coding tool and an AI agent here?

Accepted Answer

The artefact. A coding tool hands back code you will read, run and commit. An agent hands back a completed task — it may have written code on the way, but what you keep is the outcome. Products that do both are filed by which one their users are actually paying for.

Question 2

Do these tools work with a private codebase?

Accepted Answer

Most offer a mode that keeps your code out of training, and several run entirely on your own infrastructure. It is a per-vendor policy and it changes, so it is documented on the vendor's page rather than restated here. Open-source listings carry their licence, which settles the question outright.

Question 3

Are there open-source AI coding tools?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and a substantial share of this vertical is open source — editors, agents, review tools and model runners. Every listing records its access model, so you can tell an open-source project from a closed product or an API-only service before you follow the link.

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