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Best epho alternatives in 2026 (free and paid)
epho runs coding agents in cloud sandboxes through an HTTP API, and its friction is operational. For non-free models you must supply your own OpenAI, Anthropic or OpenCode Zen key, so you manage two bills: sandbox time and model tokens. Teams start capped at five concurrent active turns, with excess queued, and each chat allows only one live turn at a time. Requests are refused with HTTP 402 once credit reaches zero, so unattended jobs can stop.
Cursor offers an AI editor with agents and cloud agents; Individual (Pro) is $20 per month with a free Hobby tier. GitHub Copilot Pro is $10 per month and works in editors, the terminal and GitHub. Replit has an agent that builds and hosts apps, with Core at $20 per month ($18 billed annually). Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf, manages local and cloud agents in an IDE, Pro at $20 per month. All four list a free tier, and none is described as an HTTP API.
"Better suited" below is based on documented features and pricing from our verified profiles, not on a head-to-head test. Prices are USD as published by each vendor.