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Athas vs Visual Studio Code: catalog facts
Athas	Visual Studio Code
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0; AI use can draw on included credit, your own keys…	Free Free to download and use. GitHub Copilot and other AI features are separate paid…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Coding agents and model switching built into the editor Works with your own API keys or local models through Ollama	Extensions for essentially every language and framework Remote development over SSH, in containers and in WSL
Pre-1.0 software that is still changing quickly Smaller extension ecosystem than established editors	The shipped build is not open source and collects telemetry by default Its extension marketplace is licensed for Microsoft builds only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: Microsoft product licence
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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