Last updated: May 2026
Augment Code is an AI coding assistant built specifically for large, complex codebases. Its core differentiator is depth of context: Augment indexes up to 500,000+ files across multiple repositories and builds a semantic understanding of how your entire codebase connects — dependencies, API contracts, cross-service relationships. This makes it particularly valuable for teams working on enterprise monorepos or multi-repo architectures where other tools run out of context.
There is no permanent free tier. New accounts receive a 30,000-credit trial on signup (requires a valid credit card). After the trial, you need a paid plan.
| Plan | Price | Credits/month | Users |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trial | $0 | 30,000 (one-time) | 1 |
| Indie | $20/month | 40,000 | 1 |
| Standard | $60/month per dev | 130,000 | Up to 20 |
| Max | $200/month per dev | 450,000 | Up to 20 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Unlimited |
When monthly credits are exhausted, auto top-up activates at $15 per 24,000 credits — a premium over the Standard plan's effective rate.
Every action consumes credits based on the model used and tokens processed. For reference:
The Indie plan's 40,000 credits typically cover light-to-moderate daily use. Daily Agent users and developers running remote agents or CLI automation consistently hit the Standard or Max tiers.
Scale of context. Cursor and Copilot work with 50K–64K token context windows — enough for a few files. Augment indexes your entire codebase at the semantic level and understands it holistically. When you ask it to add a feature that touches five services, Augment knows how those services connect.
Multi-repository awareness. Augment can index multiple repos simultaneously. For microservice architectures where features span three or more repositories, this is a significant advantage over tools that work repo-by-repo.
SOC 2 Type II on Indie. Most tools only offer compliance certifications on enterprise plans. Augment includes SOC 2 Type II certification starting at the $20/month Indie plan, with a no-training-on-your-code guarantee.
VS Code, JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), and a CLI for terminal-based workflows. Remote agent support allows Augment to run tasks asynchronously without keeping a local session open.
Augment automatically reviews GitHub pull requests using your codebase's established patterns. The review agent understands your existing conventions — not just generic best practices — and flags issues that violate your specific architectural decisions. Code Review is available on all paid plans. Code Review Enterprise (included in Enterprise) adds analytics dashboards and advanced configuration.
For individual developers on typical codebases under 50K lines: probably not. Cursor Pro at $20/month with Copilot-style completions and agent mode covers most workflows at the same price as Augment Indie but with better autocomplete and a more polished IDE experience.
For teams working on large codebases (100K+ lines, multiple repos), Augment's semantic indexing delivers accuracy improvements that justify the Standard tier. The consistent user feedback is: the context understanding is excellent; the credit-based pricing feels constraining when you avoid asking questions because each one costs credits.
See Best Cursor Alternatives for a full comparison, and the Augment Code listing for technical details.