Q.Why CodeNext?
A.CodeNext is an excellent AI coding assistant that supports LLMs from OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Google AI, Mistral, Anthropic, Deepseek, Ollama, OpenRouter, and others in Xcode. It is the only choice if you want to use Codestral from Mistral or Claude Sonnet from Anthropic in Xcode.
Q.Can I start using it free?
A.Yes, you can. You don't have to use your own API keys or subscribe to a paid plan to start using CodeNext. Once you sign up, you will get 5$ free credits, which doesn't require any subscription or a credit card, and never expires.
Q.Can I use CodeNext free with my own API keys and get all features?
A.Yes, you absolutely can use CodeNext with your own API keys and get all features.
Q.Why do all subscriptions use estimated usage like ~500 chat messages?
A.That's because CodeNext charges based on token usage, not number of messages/requests. Thus all the numbers are estimates based on average usage.
Q.Does CodeNext require any special permissions from MacOS?
A.Yes, CodeNext requires access to accessibility and folder access permission. Please note that the accessibility permission is solely used to extract and insert content from/to Xcode.