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Agentic Coding in 2026: Models, Tools, and Cost

Agentic Coding in 2026: Models, Tools, and Cost

Executive summary This page merges two earlier working documents into one verified reference: a practical paper on the model-and-tool landscape (with prices and quotas) and a conceptual paper on the shift from code assistants to role-based agent systems. It is written for developers and technical leads who build with AI coding agents and need to make model, tool, and budget decisions.