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2|title: "Best AI code editors in 2026 — beyond Cursor and Copilot"

3|description: "Cursor and Copilot get all the attention. But Windsurf, Cline, Aider, and Zed are quietly building something different. Here's what they get right."

4|date: 2026-06-04

5|tags: [ai, tools, editors, comparison]