Trae

At a glance

What Trae does

AI Chat, Builder mode, SOLO autonomous mode, Multi-file edits, Plugins, VS Code import, MCP, Custom Agents

Best for

AI-first coding with SOLO autonomous mode, free Claude/GPT access at launch

Works well with

Conflicts & caveats

• Trae's built-in model menu may not include Llama 3 (Ollama/Groq) — Trae primarily ships with Claude/GPT/Gemini/DeepSeek.
• GitHub Copilot does not officially support Trae.
• Continue.dev only supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Trae.
• Codeium does not officially support Trae — use VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, or Neovim.
• Cursor built-in only runs inside the Cursor editor — your IDE is Trae.
• Cline only supports VS Code and JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is Trae.
• Windsurf Cascade only runs inside Windsurf — your IDE is Trae.
• Sourcegraph Cody does not officially support Trae — use VS Code, JetBrains, or Visual Studio.
• Tabnine does not officially support Trae.
• Amazon Q Developer does not officially support Trae — use VS Code or JetBrains.
• JetBrains AI Assistant only runs inside JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is Trae.
• Qodo officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Trae.
• Supermaven only supports VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and Zed — your IDE is Trae.
• Zed Agent only runs inside the Zed editor — your IDE is Trae.
• Augment Code officially supports VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, and Neovim — your IDE is Trae.
• OpenCode is a terminal-first CLI; running it inside Trae works but the experience is in the embedded terminal.
• Amp (Sourcegraph) officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Trae. Use the CLI version otherwise.
• Sourcegraph Cody (Enterprise) supports VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio — your IDE is Trae.
• Cursor CLI works in any terminal but needs an active Cursor subscription — your IDE is Trae, which is fine but the cost is tied to Cursor.
• @codebase indexing is a Cursor-only feature, but your IDE is Trae.
• Cursor Background Agents are dispatched from Cursor (desktop or mobile) — your IDE is Trae.