# Augment Code: what's new, verdict & setup Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/augment-code · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Augment Code · Official site: https://www.augmentcode.com/ > Coding agent and 'Cosmos' platform with a Context Engine, CLI and cloud agents; plans are flat team prices with usage included. ## Verdict **Coding agent and 'Cosmos' platform with a Context Engine, CLI and cloud agents; plans are flat team prices with usage included.** Good for: - Small teams that want flat pricing across seats - Teams working on large codebases (Context Engine focus) Skip if: - You want a free tier - You want an open-source agent Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves. Pricing: Official page, dated. Read from augmentcode.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25) ## Best for - [Best AI tool for AI coding agents](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/ai-coding-agents) (#-): Context-engine coding agent and platform with flat team pricing. ## Key facts Augment Code's pricing page lists a Standard plan at $20 a month flat with no per-seat charge for up to 50 seats, including $20 of usage, a Business plan at $100 a month with $100 of usage, and a custom Enterprise plan. Features named include the Context Engine, CLI access, MCP and native tools, and SOC 2 Type II. - License: Proprietary - Platforms: CLI, cloud agents and a platform called Cosmos (platform list not read) - Pricing model: Paid (usage-based) - Free tier: No free plan shown on the pricing page - Paid plans: Standard $20 per month flat (up to 50 seats, $20 usage included); Business $100 per month flat ($100 usage included); Enterprise custom - How to start: Start a trial from augmentcode.com ('Try Cosmos') and connect your repositories. - Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry. ## How to set it up: Get started with Augment Code These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Augment Code. 1. **Get access.** Start a trial from augmentcode.com ('Try Cosmos') and connect your repositories. 2. **Check the limits and costs first.** No free plan shown on the pricing page. Paid: Standard $20 per month flat (up to 50 seats, $20 usage included); Business $100 per month flat ($100 usage included); Enterprise custom. Read from augmentcode.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. ## Pros and cons Pros: - Flat team price rather than per seat - SOC 2 Type II listed Cons: - No free plan on the page we read - Usage included is small relative to heavy agent use (dollar amounts only) ## Alternatives - [Cursor](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/cursor): AI code editor and agent platform with cloud agents, a CLI and its own Git hosting (Origin). - [Claude Code](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/claude-code): Anthropic's agentic coding tool for your terminal, IDE and GitHub. - [GitHub Copilot](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/github-copilot): GitHub's AI coding assistant in the editor, the CLI, GitHub.com and an agent app. - [Amazon Q Developer](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/amazon-q-developer): AWS's AI coding assistant for IDEs and the CLI, with a free tier and a $19 Pro tier; IDE plugin support ends April 30, 2027. - [Devin](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/devin): Cognition's autonomous software engineer: a cloud coding agent that tests in its own browser and aims to hand back a mergeable pull request. - [Kiro](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/kiro): AWS's agentic coding tool that turns prompts into requirements, designs and tasks (spec mode), with an IDE and a CLI. - [Qodo](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/qodo): AI code review platform with 15+ agentic workflows for IDEs, pull requests and security, priced by team credits. - [Warp](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/warp): Warp's terminal and agent platform; it now pitches 'open infrastructure for cloud software factories' defined as code, with any model. - [Zed](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/zed): High-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, open source with AI optional. - [Codex CLI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/codex-cli): OpenAI's open-source coding agent that runs in your terminal. - [goose](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/goose): Open-source, extensible AI agent that installs, runs, edits and tests code with the LLM of your choice. - [Kilo Code](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/kilo-code): Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, CLI and Cloud, with 500+ models at zero markup or your own keys. ## FAQ ### What is Augment Code? Augment Code's pricing page lists a Standard plan at $20 a month flat with no per-seat charge for up to 50 seats, including $20 of usage, a Business plan at $100 a month with $100 of usage, and a custom Enterprise plan. Features named include the Context Engine, CLI access, MCP and native tools, and SOC 2 Type II. ### Is Augment Code free? No free plan shown on the pricing page. Paid: Standard $20 per month flat (up to 50 seats, $20 usage included); Business $100 per month flat ($100 usage included); Enterprise custom. Read from augmentcode.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page. ### What license is Augment Code under? Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25. ## What we have not verified - Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry) - Performance on large codebases (vendor claim, not tested) ## Sources - [Augment Code](https://www.augmentcode.com/) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [Augment Code pricing](https://www.augmentcode.com/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25) ## How to cite Agentic Weekly, "Augment Code: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/augment-code Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote the verdict.