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Trae

AI & Coding Tools

Free tier, Pro from $20/mo

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AI IDE from ByteDance with a limited free plan and paid plans from $20/mo, but read the privacy fine print

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.

Best for Solo developers who want an AI IDE with a free tier and a monthly usage allowance on paid plans.

Plans

PlanPriceIncludes
Free$0Auto mode only, 5,000 autocompletions a month, 2 concurrent cloud tasks
Pro$20/moAll models, $20 of usage a month, unlimited autocomplete, 10 cloud tasks
Pro+$60/mo$60 of usage a month, up to 15 concurrent cloud tasks
Ultra$200/mo$200 of usage a month, early model access, up to 20 cloud tasks

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Pros

  • 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

  • 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

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