"But that was 2023. We've come a long way since the early days of generative AI. More to the point, AI-assisted coding has come a tremendously long way since then. In 2023 and 2024, AI-assisted coding took place mostly in chatbots. We wrote our requests in the chatbot interface, got back our results, and cut and pasted those into our programming editors."
"Then, in 2025, the world of AI-assisted coding intensified. Coding agents were introduced in the form of GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Google Jules, and OpenAI Codex. For most of 2025, the AI companies have focused on integrating these agents into the programmer workflow, making them available in GitHub, the terminal, and in VS Code. This article helps to explain the range of AI coding tools available now:"
"Coding agents also started to get a lot more expensive. They take a lot of resources, and the AI companies are charging accordingly. My tests found that you can get about two days of use out of Codex using OpenAI's $20/mo ChatGPT Plus plan, but if you want more, you need to spend $200/month for the Pro plan. Claude, Gemini, and Copilot follow similar cost structures."
A ChatGPT-generated WordPress plugin functioned successfully as an early demonstration of generative AI coding capabilities. During 2023–2024, AI-assisted coding mostly occurred through chatbots with users copying and pasting responses into editors. In 2025, coding agents such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Google Jules, and OpenAI Codex emerged and were integrated into GitHub, terminals, and VS Code to fit developer workflows. These agents require substantial compute and are increasingly expensive; testing showed limited usage on lower-priced tiers and much greater productivity when using higher-priced plans, with similar pricing approaches across major providers.
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