PiecesPaid only
Paid from
$18.99 a month
View plans and limitsUpdated 4 September 2026 · Independent comparison
Pieces vs Tabnine:
which should you use?
Pieces and Tabnine, side by side. Find the one that fits what you need to do.
Find your best fitThe 30-second answer
Pieces remembers what you were doing across your editor, browser and terminal, and can keep all of it on your own machine.
Tabnine can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
Pricing, simplified
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TabninePaid only
Paid from
$39 a month
View plans and limitsThe 30-second comparison
If you only read one section, make it this one. Rows where both sides say the same thing are left out — the point is where they differ. Where each row came from is listed underneath.
| Category | Pieces | Tabnine | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it's built for | Remembers what you were doing across your editor, browser and terminal, and can keep all of it on your own machine. | Can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it. | Tie |
| Cheapest way to pay | $18.99 a month. | $39 a month. | Pieces |
| What the paid tiers cost |
|
| Tie |
| What to watch out for | A memory layer rather than a coding assistant — it will not write the code. The free tier is gone: every plan now starts with a seven-day trial that asks for a card, and the value only appears after weeks of use. | It withdrew its free tier and every individual plan during 2025 — there is no way for one developer to buy it any more, only a team. Both tiers are annual and neither has a checkout: the button on each is Get a quote. | Tie |
| Made by | Pieces for Developers — Cincinnati, US. | Tabnine — Tel Aviv, IL. | Tie |
Pieces is ahead on 1 of the 5 rows compared — cheapest way to pay — and it is not about how well it does the job. On fitness for the work, it and Tabnine are level. Treat this as a tiebreaker, not a recommendation.
Pieces
Remembers what you were doing across your editor, browser and terminal, and can keep all of it on your own machine.
✓ Remembers what you were doing across your editor, browser and terminal, and can keep all of it on your own machine.
✓ You want the cheaper paid plan, $18.99 against $39
✓ It can run on hardware you control
✓ It is aimed at developers
Can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
Tabnine is the better answer when the job is what it was built for rather than what the pick above does broadly.
✓ Can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
✓ It can run on hardware you control
✓ It is aimed at developers
✓ Paid plans start at $39 a month
How we know
Every row that separated these two, and where it came from. Nothing here is a hands-on test — if a line rests on a vendor’s own pricing page, it says so and links it.
| Row | Favours | Weight | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest way to pay | Pieces | Everything else | From each vendor’s own pricing page. Dates and pages are listed below. |
The prices
Pieces. Read by hand off pieces.app on 4 September 2026. It is not on the monthly re-check, so confirm there before paying. pieces.app/pricing
Tabnine. Read by hand on 4 September 2026, because Tabnine cannot be read automatically: tabnine.com returns 200 with the plans drawn in JavaScript; the browser step found no amounts either. Runs 16, 17 and 23 agree. Verify by hand: the two tiers were read off the vendor page, both annual. tabnine.com/pricing
The ratings
The category these two share. Coding, Data & Technical Work — both are listed there in the catalogue, and the fit recorded against each listing is a judgement made here, by hand.
The nine-category grid below. Derived from what each product is listed for, by one script, once per build — so the same pair always reads the same. It is a derivation, not a review.
What this is not
Neither product was run side by side to produce this page. Nobody was paid to appear on it and nothing here is ranked by commission.
To put the same question to both and read the answers yourself, run them side by side — that is a live test, and this is not.
Choose based on what you’re doing
All ten categories, including the ones where neither of these is the answer. These ratings are derived from what each product is listed for, not from running it — a rating here is a reading of the record, and the record is linked.
01
General-Purpose AI Assistants
Questions, brainstorming, explanations, everyday tasks, decision-making, general advice.
Pieces
Not a good fitTabnine
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
02
Search, Research & Academics
Web research, deep research, books, academic papers, citations, news, fact-checking.
Pieces
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
03
Writing, Communication & Language
Emails, reports, essays, editing, summarizing, translation, presentations.
Pieces
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
04
Coding, Data & Technical Work
Programming, debugging, data analysis, spreadsheets, math, engineering, technical research.
Pieces
Good fitTabnine
Good fitBest choice: Tie
05
Business, Finance & Professional Work
Business strategy, investing, market research, legal, sales, HR, accounting, consulting.
Pieces
Not a good fitTabnine
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
06
Image & Design
Image generation, photo editing, logos, graphics, product design, advertising creatives.
Pieces
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
07
Video
Video generation and editing, clipping, subtitles, avatars, animation and motion capture.
Pieces
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
08
Audio, Voice & Music
Voice generation, transcription, music, dubbing, sound cleanup and podcast production.
Pieces
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
09
Marketing & Content Creation
Social media, SEO, advertising, copywriting, content ideas, scripts, brand development.
Pieces
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
10
Productivity, Automation & Personal Life
AI agents, workflows, scheduling, meetings, organization, shopping, travel, personal finance.
Pieces
Not a good fitTabnine
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
Remembers what you were doing across your editor, browser and terminal, and can keep all of it on your own machine.
by Pieces for DevelopersRemembers what you were doing across your editor, browser and terminal, and can keep all of it on your own machine.
You want the cheaper paid plan, $18.99 against $39
It can run on hardware you control
It is aimed at developers
Can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
Tel Aviv, ILCan run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
It can run on hardware you control
It is aimed at developers
Paid plans start at $39 a month
Pricing, simplified
The plans people actually compare, read from each vendor’s own page.
PricingSimple, up-to-date plan overview.
Free version
Pieces
No — paid from the startPaid from the start
Tabnine
No — paid from the startPaid from the start
Individual plans
Pieces
Pro
$18.99 / month$14.17 / month (annual)
Tabnine
Code Assistant
$39 / month
Agentic Platform
$59 / month
Business plans
PiecesNot sold to teams
TabnineNot sold to teams
Enterprise
Pieces
From $22.99 / user / monthFrom $22.99 / user / month (annual)
TabnineNot published
Tell us what you use AI for
Pick your main job and the verdict below changes to match. Every answer is on the page already, so this works as a reader, not a lookup.
The verdict for that job
Evenly matched
Close call. Both cover coding, data & technical work at the same level; Pieces is cheaper to start paying for, $18.99 against $39.
5 rows compared
Frequently asked questions
Is Pieces or Tabnine better?
Pieces is ahead on 1 of the 5 rows compared — cheapest way to pay — and it is not about how well it does the job. On fitness for the work, it and Tabnine are level. Treat this as a tiebreaker, not a recommendation. Pieces is cheaper to start paying for, $18.99 against $39. Pieces: Remembers what you were doing across your editor, browser and terminal, and can keep all of it on your own machine. Tabnine: Can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
Is Pieces or Tabnine cheaper?
Pieces — paid plans start at $18.99 a month against $39 a month.
Do Pieces and Tabnine both have free plans?
Neither. Both are paid from the start.
What should I watch out for?
Pieces: A memory layer rather than a coding assistant — it will not write the code. The free tier is gone: every plan now starts with a seven-day trial that asks for a card, and the value only appears after weeks of use. Tabnine: It withdrew its free tier and every individual plan during 2025 — there is no way for one developer to buy it any more, only a team. Both tiers are annual and neither has a checkout: the button on each is Get a quote.
Read more
Pieces
What it is for, who makes it, what it costs and what to use instead.
Tabnine
What it is for, who makes it, what it costs and what to use instead.
Best AI for Coding
Programming, debugging, data analysis, spreadsheets, math, engineering, technical research.