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  "name": "Trae",
  "url": "https://trae.ai",
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  "group": "build",
  "tagline": "AI IDE (ByteDance)",
  "price": "Free · $3/mo Lite · $10/mo Pro · $30/mo Pro+ · $100/mo Ultra",
  "tier": "mixed",
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  "what": "ByteDance's AI IDE, a VS Code fork that undercuts Western rivals on price while still offering frontier models such as Claude Sonnet, GPT, Gemini and DeepSeek. SOLO, launched 31 March 2026, is a standalone app with a Code mode for the agentic loop and an MTC mode for broader product work.",
  "why": "The cheapest route to frontier models in a Cursor-style editor: a real free tier with 5,000 completions a month, and Lite at $3. Good for side projects and for developers priced out of $20 subscriptions.",
  "warn": "Privacy is the trade-off: no privacy mode, no telemetry opt-out, no local-only option, and personal data retained for five years after account closure. Many employers ban ByteDance tooling outright.",
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    "name": "AI IDEs & coding agents",
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    "checked_at": "2026-08-18T20:59:38.827+00:00"
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