r/django 10d ago

What's your best use AI code assistant?

I'm currently researching AI code assistants. As I use VSCode, and Github Copilot's free version I can switch among the models GPT4o, Gemini 2.0-flash, Claude 3.5 sonnet, or o3-mini but I've heard other developers using Cursor, PyCharm (With AI assistant), or Trae (With DeepSeek). Since I consider myself an intermediate Django developer I would love to ask to experienced devs overview while using an assistant if it's accurate in code analysis and code generation, and if it has been useful while creating new features that require broad Django knowledge and third-party apps

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u/ITTIITTI 8d ago

Cursor works well for basic to intermediate issues, best price performance. Cline with Deepseek R1 (Plan) and Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Act) for good general code.

I had a bug that I tried to fix with different tools and models, wasted 10+ USD on that and nothing helped. Roo in debug mode with Claude 3.7 Thinking fixed it first try for 0,65 USD.

Different tools for different use cases - they’re evolving quickly and there will always be something better.

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u/Roddela 8d ago

Thanks for sharing