| Product | Brainfile | Cursor | Claude Code | Aider | Continue | Devin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $99 | $20 (Pro) | $20 (Pro) / $100 (Max) | Free | Free | $20+ACUs |
| Annual | $999 (save $189) | $192 | — | Free | Free | — |
| Free tier | 30-day money-back | ✓ Hobby (forever) | ✗ (5 credits) | ✓ (100% open) | ✓ (100% open) | ✗ |
| Model compute | Your plan (zero extra) | Included up to cap | Included up to cap | BYO API key ($30-200/mo) | BYO API key | Included |
| Feature | Brainfile | Cursor | Claude Code | Aider | Continue | Devin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled autonomous agents | ✓ 11 infra + 5 C-suite | ✗ | △ Routines (15/day cap) | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ single agent |
| Weekly self-tuning | ✓ Routine Meta-Tuner | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Cost optimizer | ✓ targets wasted tokens | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Pre-configured 70+ skills | ✓ /loop /ep-debrief /morning-brief +30 more | ✗ | △ BYO skills | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Memory curation | ✓ Memory Audit agent | △ Memory | ✓ Auto-memory | ✗ | ✗ | △ |
| Marketplace plugin discovery | ✓ Plugin Curator | ✗ | △ /plugin command | ✗ | ✓ Hub | ✗ |
| Autonomy metric | ✓ tracks EP interventions | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Deploy gate (visual QA + PII) | ✓ ships with | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Emergency health dashboard | ✓ every 5 min | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Competitor scanner | ✓ weekly diff | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Churn saver + drip | ✓ (for your SaaS) | ✗ (Cursor itself, not for your SaaS) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| If you... | Pick |
|---|---|
| Want a free code editor + AI autocomplete, occasional chat | Cursor Hobby (free) |
| Are a solo dev with a side project, BYO-API-key is fine | Aider or Continue (free) |
| Want to delegate full tasks to an AI that codes for you | Devin or Claude Code Pro |
| Run a business on Claude Code and want agents + routines + cost tuning + self-improvement baked in | Brainfile ($99/mo · 30-day money-back) |