Supermaven vs Trae
Pricing
Supermaven: Being sunset since November 2025, free autocomplete for existing users
Trae: Free tier, Pro from $20/mo
Description
Supermaven: Fast AI code completion that Cursor acquired in 2024 and began shutting down in November 2025
Trae: AI IDE from ByteDance with a limited free plan and paid plans from $20/mo, but read the privacy fine print
Pros
- Existing JetBrains and Neovim customers keep free autocomplete
- Fast completions, with a 1 million token context window on the Pro plan
- Free plan includes 5,000 autocompletions a month and Auto mode
- SOLO mode for multi-step agent tasks, plus cloud tasks in TraeWork on paid plans
- VS Code-based so the interface is familiar
Cons
- Agent chat was discontinued in November 2025
- VS Code users have been told to move to Cursor
- No new features: the product is being wound down
- Made by ByteDance: security researchers reported in 2025 that it kept sending telemetry after users opted out
- Chats and code snippets may be used for model training unless you turn on Privacy Mode while logged in
- The free plan is limited to Auto mode: choosing models needs Pro at $20/mo
Details
Supermaven was the speed king of AI code completion. Built by the creator of Tabnine, it focused on autocomplete with very low latency and a massive context window. Cursor acquired Supermaven in November 2024 and folded its technology into the Cursor editor.
On 21 November 2025 Supermaven announced its sunset. Agent conversations ended, paying customers received refunds for their remaining time, and VS Code users were told to move to Cursor. Existing JetBrains and Neovim customers keep free autocomplete for the foreseeable future. There is no reason to start with Supermaven today: Cursor carries its completion technology, GitHub Copilot works in VS Code and JetBrains, and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) offers unlimited Tab completions on its free plan.
Trae is an AI IDE from ByteDance. The editor is VS Code-based, and SOLO mode can plan and carry out multi-step coding tasks. The free plan gives you Auto mode, limited usage and 5,000 autocompletions a month. Pro costs $20 a month with $20 of model usage included and unlimited autocomplete, Pro+ costs $60, and Ultra costs $200 with early access to new models.
The elephant in the room is ByteDance. In 2025 security researchers reported that Trae kept sending usage data to ByteDance servers even after users opted out of telemetry. Trae’s documentation says your codebase files are not used for training, but your chats, related code snippets and AI output may be used for analytics and model training unless you enable Privacy Mode, which only applies while you are logged in. If you are working on anything sensitive (client projects, proprietary code, anything with user data), this is a real concern. Cursor and Devin Desktop cost the same as Trae’s Pro plan.
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