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Claude Code requires a paid subscription and is tied to the Anthropic ecosystem, Cursor's professional version is paid, and Aider is free and open-source but requires users to provide their own API key.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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7/2/2026
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Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
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