Tabnine
The AI coding assistant built for teams that can't let code leave the building.
Overview
Tabnine has been around since before "AI coding assistant" was a category, and it still leans hard into the one thing most competitors treat as an afterthought: where your code actually goes. You can run it in the cloud, in your own VPC, on your own servers, or completely disconnected from the internet, with a strict zero-retention policy either way. That control comes at a price, its cheapest paid seat costs more than most rivals' top consumer tier, and reviewers consistently note its suggestions are safer but less ambitious than GitHub Copilot's.
Key Features
AI Code Completions: Single-line and full-function code completions as you type.
In-IDE Chat: Chat powered by Claude, GPT, Gemini, and other leading models, right inside your editor.
Enterprise Context Engine: Learns your team's own codebase and conventions instead of relying only on public code.
Agentic Workflows: Agentic workflows and a CLI for terminal-based agents on the Agentic Platform tier.
Flexible Deployment: Deploy as SaaS, VPC, on-prem, or fully air-gapped.
Zero Data Retention: Zero data retention, IP indemnification, and permissively-licensed training data.
Pricing
Starting price
$39/mo
Code Assistant: $39/user/month, billed annually. AI code completions, in-IDE chat, support for all major IDEs, flexible deployment (SaaS, VPC, on-prem, air-gapped), zero code retention, GDPR/SOC 2/ISO 27001 compliance, priority support.
Agentic Platform: $59/user/month, billed annually. Everything in Code Assistant, plus autonomous agents with optional oversight, the Tabnine CLI, unlimited Context Engine connections, GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket/Perforce support, MCP tool integration, and headless CI/CD agents as an add-on.
LLM Usage: Both tiers offer flexible LLM pricing, unlimited usage with your own LLM keys, or token-based fees for Tabnine-hosted models.
Disclaimer: pricing may change, confirm on Tabnine's own pricing page before buying.
Pros
Regulated-Industry Ready: Can run fully on-prem or air-gapped, a real option for regulated industries.
Reduced Legal Risk: Zero data retention and IP indemnification reduce legal risk.
Codebase Learning: Learns your team's own codebase over time, not just public code.
Broad IDE Support: Supports more IDEs than most rivals, including Sublime, Emacs, and Eclipse.
Cons
Higher Entry Price: The cheapest paid seat ($39/mo) costs more than most competitors' entry tier.
More Conservative Suggestions: Completions are more conservative than GitHub Copilot's in side-by-side reviews.
No Free Tier: No free tier for individuals, enterprise-first pricing only.
Extra Usage Fees: Extra token/LLM usage can add separate consumption charges on top of the seat price.
What Makes It Unique
Control Over Code: Tabnine's real pitch isn't smarter code, it's control, it's one of the few AI coding tools that can run fully air-gapped with zero data retention, which matters more to a bank's compliance team than to a solo developer chasing the best autocomplete.
Kay Score
7
/ 10
Tool Information
Pricing
$39/mo
Category
Coding & Development
Platform
Web / iOS / Android
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