Overview

Trae IDE — Free AI IDE with unlimited Claude access

Trae is ByteDance's AI-first IDE — a VS Code fork that includes Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4o access for free with no usage caps. Offers inline AI completion, multi-file editing agent (Builder mode) and natural language terminal commands.

Free Claude 3.5 Sonnet + GPT-4o access

Builder mode: multi-file AI agent

Inline AI code completion

Natural language terminal

Features & capabilities

Everything it does, in plain English.

FeatureFree Claude 3.5 Sonnet + GPT-4o accessIncluded

FeatureBuilder mode: multi-file AI agentIncluded

FeatureInline AI code completionIncluded

FeatureNatural language terminalIncluded

FeatureVS Code extension compatibilityIncluded

PlatformsmacOS · Windows · Linux

The honest take

Where it shines, where it stumbles.

✓ Pros

✓Completely free with no usage caps
✓Claude + GPT-4o included
✓VS Code compatibility

! Watch-outs

!ByteDance/TikTok data concerns
!Newer product, less polished than Cursor

Who it's for

Where Trae IDE pays for itself fast.

— Use case

Daily coding with AI assistance

— Use case

Replacing Cursor for budget-conscious devs

— Use case

Learning programming with AI help

Community reviews

Share your take on Trae IDE

4.0

★★★★★

8 reviews

5★

4★

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1★

Patrick K. ✓ Verified

ML Engineer · Stripe

★★★★★

1 months ago

Good value, works well

Does what it promises and does it well. The onboarding flow was smooth and I was productive from day one. It integrates well with VS Code / Slack / Notion — my daily drivers. It integrates well with VS Code / Slack / Notion — my daily drivers. The UI takes some getting used to. Will continue using this long-term.

Victoria S. ✓ Verified

PhD Candidate · a healthcare startup

★★★★★

4 months ago

Good value, works well

Recommended for anyone in my field. The ROI was clear within the first week of using it. My team is very happy with the results.

Patrick W.

Director of Product · Microsoft

★★★★★

5 months ago

The best product I've used

Can't imagine working without it now. I've recommended this to at least 10 colleagues already.

Victoria P.

DevOps Engineer

★★★★★

5 months ago

Mixed experience overall

Mixed feelings, but ultimately positive. The collaboration features are genuinely well thought-out.

Chelsea L. ✓ Verified

Staff Engineer · a fintech company

★★★★★

9 months ago

Exactly what I needed

Game changer for my workflow. The ROI was clear within the first week of using it. The outputs require minimal editing — saves so much back-and-forth. Customer support responded within hours and solved my issue.

Jason W. ✓ Verified

ML Engineer · Meta

★★★★★

9 months ago

Okay product, not amazing

Does the job, nothing more. The collaboration features are genuinely well thought-out. Integration with my existing tools was seamless — no friction at all. A few missing integrations I'd like to see added.

Carlos R. ✓ Verified

Backend Engineer · GitHub

★★★★★

1 years ago

Good for some things, not others

Useful but frustrating at times. Integration with my existing tools was seamless — no friction at all.

Wei S. ✓ Verified

Entrepreneur · Uber

★★★★★

1 years ago

A must-have for any professional

Absolutely love this tool. I've tried 5 similar tools and this one is clearly the best in class. The customization options let me tailor it to my exact workflow.

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