The original headline is: "Every AI coding tool's free tier, compared — and what they won't tell you"

Short summary

Most AI coding tools hide their free tier limits behind vague adjectives—'generous,' 'light,' 'limited'—instead of publishing hard numbers, making informed comparison nearly impossible. GitHub Copilot is the only tool fully transparent at every tier (2,000 free completions/month; $10/mo for unlimited plus 1,500 monthly AI credits). Windsurf publishes estimated ranges; others don't. If a tool won't commit to numbers in writing, assume limits can change the day after signup.

• •GitHub Copilot is the only tool with complete free-tier transparency (2,000 completions/month free)
• •Most competitors describe quotas with vague terms like 'generous' instead of publishing actual numbers
• •Windsurf publishes estimated daily ranges (7-27 messages/day); Antigravity offers frontier access with zero committed limits

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