PearAI

At a glance

What PearAI does

AI Chat, Tab autocomplete, Multi-file edits, Bundled Aider, Roo Code agent, MCP, BYO model

Best for

OSS Cursor alternative bundling Continue-style chat, Aider terminal, and Roo Code agent under one roof

Works well with

Conflicts & caveats

• GitHub Copilot does not officially support PearAI.
• Continue.dev only supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is PearAI.
• Codeium does not officially support PearAI — use VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, or Neovim.
• Cursor built-in only runs inside the Cursor editor — your IDE is PearAI.
• Cline only supports VS Code and JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is PearAI.
• Windsurf Cascade only runs inside Windsurf — your IDE is PearAI.
• Sourcegraph Cody does not officially support PearAI — use VS Code, JetBrains, or Visual Studio.
• Tabnine does not officially support PearAI.
• Amazon Q Developer does not officially support PearAI — use VS Code or JetBrains.
• JetBrains AI Assistant only runs inside JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is PearAI.
• Qodo officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is PearAI.
• Supermaven only supports VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and Zed — your IDE is PearAI.
• Zed Agent only runs inside the Zed editor — your IDE is PearAI.
• Augment Code officially supports VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, and Neovim — your IDE is PearAI.
• OpenCode is a terminal-first CLI; running it inside PearAI works but the experience is in the embedded terminal.
• Amp (Sourcegraph) officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is PearAI. Use the CLI version otherwise.
• Sourcegraph Cody (Enterprise) supports VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio — your IDE is PearAI.
• Cursor CLI works in any terminal but needs an active Cursor subscription — your IDE is PearAI, which is fine but the cost is tied to Cursor.
• @codebase indexing is a Cursor-only feature, but your IDE is PearAI.
• Cursor Background Agents are dispatched from Cursor (desktop or mobile) — your IDE is PearAI.