The AI tier list for coders & builders

This week's changes · November 2, 2026

No ranking changes this week. Compared with October 26, 2026.

Notes

• No rank moves, new entries, drops or pick changes this week.
• Security: on Oct 29, 2026, tampered copies of Anthropic's Claude Code extension (2.1.312 and 2.1.313) were served from Cursor's VS Code extension marketplace for about 11 hours (2:27am to 1:35pm PT) to macOS and Windows users. The fake build tried to plant an SSH backdoor. Anthropic didn't build it, and the official VS Code Marketplace and npm packages weren't affected. Cursor pulled it, rebuilt the marketplace and published a check script. If you installed or updated that extension in Cursor that day, follow Cursor's steps: uninstalling alone doesn't remove it. We're keeping Cursor's rank: this is a distribution incident, not a change in the editor itself. Sources: cursor.com/blog/claude-code-extension-security-notice and microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/10/30/inside-malicious-claude-code-branded-cursor-extension-persistent-ssh-backdoor/
• Bolt.new pricing is now verified: Free has 1M tokens a month (300K a day), Pro is $25/mo with 10M tokens that roll over, Teams is $30 per member per month. Source: bolt.new/pricing
• OpenAI Codex and ChatGPT: starting in December, Plus, Pro and Business plans will share one token-based allowance across ChatGPT and Codex (Instant chat excluded). OpenAI hasn't published the allowance sizes. Source: help.openai.com/en/articles/20001625-understanding-chatgpt-and-codex-usage-limits
• ChatGPT Pro ($100, $200 and $500 tiers) and Business now include monthly OpenAI API credits: $100 / $200 / $500 for Pro, and $20 per Standard or $100 per Premium Business seat, capped at $500 per workspace. The credits don't cover Codex through API keys. Source: help.openai.com/en/articles/20001626-api-credits-benefit-for-eligible-chatgpt-subscriptions
• GitHub Copilot: GPT-6.1 Terra became generally available for Pro, Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise on Oct 26. Source: github.blog/changelog/2026-10-26-gpt-6-1-terra-in-github-copilot/
• Claude Code 2.1.311 to 2.1.316: a setting that blocks writes outside your project folder, and fast mode for Opus 4.8 is deprecated (removed Nov 30, 2026; requests will error, not fall back). Anthropic says to move to Opus 5.5. Source: Claude Code changelog, via aicoding-guide.com/en/posts/weekly-2026-11-01/
• OpenAI Codex CLI 0.165 and 0.166: a built-in Google Cloud Vertex AI provider, memories on by default for new profiles, and codex queue --resume. No price change. Source: OpenAI Codex changelog, via aicoding-guide.com/en/posts/weekly-2026-11-01/
• Checked: Lovable's pricing page still doesn't show dollar prices in the text we can read, so Lovable's paid prices stay unverified. No scores changed this week.

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