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

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