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Hey, GitHub! vs Lightning AI vs Replit

All three are code assistant tools. Here is what separates them.

	Hey, GitHub!	Lightning AI	Replit
What it is	A team of researchers and engineers at GitHub prototyping the tools, workflows, and ideas that will shape the future of software development.	The all-in-one platform for AI development. Code together. Prototype. Train. Scale. Serve. From your browser - with zero setup. From the creators of PyTorch…	Build and deploy software collaboratively with the power of AI without spending a second on setup.
Category	Code Assistant	Code Assistant	Code Assistant
Pricing	Paid	Paid	Freemium · $7-$20/mo
How it bills	Not published	Not published	Flat monthly
Free tier	No	No	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	4.3 from 4,100 reviews
Features	—	—	AI Agent for full app creation Ghostwriter code completion Instant hosting & deploy Multiplayer collaboration 50+ language support Built-in database Version control Mobile coding
What works	Sits in Code Assistant, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	Sits in Code Assistant, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	No setup required AI builds full apps Instant deployment Great for beginners Collaborative
What does not	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried Does not publish a price on its own site, so the cost is only clear after signing up 97 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 45 tools in the same category have a free tier	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried Does not publish a price on its own site, so the cost is only clear after signing up 97 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 45 tools in the same category have a free tier	Performance limitations Limited for large projects Resource constraints Some features behind paywall

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