Freebird AI — AI Coding Assistant for VS Code

No setup. No throttling. 20 free AI edits/day.

AI coding assistant · Copilot alternative · Cursor alternative · multi-file AI edits · AI refactoring · codebase search · Gemini Flash · Ollama · BYOK · local AI · privacy-first

Install Freebird AI and start coding in seconds — no API keys, no throttling, no configuration. You get 20 free advanced AI edits per day powered by Gemini Flash, plus unlimited local AI when you want full privacy.

Copilot throttled? Cursor too expensive? GitHub limits hit? Freebird never blocks you — it picks up where other tools stop.

Start free — upgrade anytime for $6 USD/month →

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Why Freebird

	Copilot	Cursor	Freebird Free	Freebird Pro
Price	$10/mo	$20/mo	Free	$6/mo
Setup required	No	Yes	No	No
Multi-file edits	Limited	✅	✅	✅
Local AI (Ollama)	❌	❌	✅	✅
BYOK	❌	✅	❌	✅
Throttling	✅	✅	Never	Never

See It in Action

Multi-file agent edit with Approve / Reject

Ask Freebird to update your products page, add images to cards, or refactor across files — it shows a full diff and waits for your approval before changing anything.

Freebird AI — multi-file agent edit with approve/reject flow

Agentic page editing across HTML and CSS

Freebird reads your existing code structure, understands the context, and makes targeted edits across files in one agent run.

Freebird AI — agentic page editing across HTML and CSS

Free vs Pro

Feature	Free	Pro ($6 USD/mo)
AI chat (unlimited questions)	✅	✅
Active file + `@` file context	✅	✅
`/` slash commands	✅	✅
Works instantly — no setup	✅	✅
Unlimited local Ollama (100% private)	✅	✅
Advanced cloud edits (multi-file, inline, terminal, AI commit)	20/day	Unlimited
Bring your own API keys — BYOK (Anthropic / OpenAI / DeepSeek / Qwen)	—	✅
Direct-to-LLM speed & total data privacy	—	✅
Project memory across sessions	—	✅

Pro tip: Connect your DeepSeek API key — scores higher than GPT-4o on coding benchmarks at ~$0.20/million tokens. Thousands of unthrottled edits per month for a couple of dollars on top of your $6 plan.

What Freebird Replaces

GitHub Copilot — when you hit your monthly speed limit
Cursor Composer — multi-file agent edits, without migrating from VS Code
Claude Code — BYOK workflows at $6/month vs $20/month
Local coding agents — Ollama integration built in, unlimited and private

Features

Freebird AI feature highlights

Works Immediately — No Setup Required

Install and start coding. Your first 20 advanced edits per day are powered by Gemini Flash — no API key, no Ollama, nothing to configure.

20 Free Advanced Edits Every Day

Multi-file edits, codebase search, inline edit, AI commits, terminal actions. Resets daily, no card required.

Never Throttled — Always-On Fallback

Run out of cloud edits? Freebird falls back to local Ollama automatically. No Ollama? Falls back to Gemini cloud. You are never left with a broken tool.

Multi-File Agent Edits with Approve / Reject

Freebird reads your codebase, fetches relevant files, and makes targeted edits across multiple paths. Every write shows an Approve / Reject card — nothing changes silently.

Inline Edit — Cursor-style

Select any code, press Ctrl+Alt+K, type an instruction, and the selection is rewritten in place.

Bring Your Own Keys — Unthrottled (Pro)

Plug in your own Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, DeepSeek, or Qwen API key. Direct-to-LLM speed, total data privacy, no middleman quotas.

Smart Chat with File Context

Type @filename to inject any file into the conversation. Type / to see all available commands.

Git Integration

Generate commit messages, push to remote, check git status — all from the chat panel.

Project Memory (Pro)

Freebird saves notes about your project to .freebird/memory.md and loads them automatically. Use /memory to see what's saved and /forget to clear it.

Pick the Right Model

Model	Best for	Cost
Gemini Flash (built-in)	Default free tier — fast, no setup	Free (20/day)
Ollama (local)	Unlimited local AI — free, 100% private	Free
DeepSeek V4-pro	Advanced reasoning, coding, debugging	~$0.14/M tokens
Qwen 2.5 Coder	High-accuracy coding	~$0.16/M tokens
GPT-4o	Best all-rounder	~$2.50/M tokens
Claude Sonnet	Complex refactoring & architecture	~$3/M tokens

All BYOK models require Pro. Gemini Flash and Ollama are always free.

Getting Started

Option 1 — Just Install (Recommended)

Install Freebird AI
Open chat (Ctrl+Alt+O)
Start coding — 20 free AI edits/day, no setup needed

Option 2 — Ollama (Unlimited Free, Local)

Install Ollama
Run ollama pull qwen2.5-coder in a terminal
Run Freebird: Configure AI Backend → select Ollama

Option 3 — Anthropic Claude (Pro, BYOK)

Get an API key at console.anthropic.com
Run Freebird: Configure AI Backend → select Anthropic Claude

Option 4 — OpenAI (Pro, BYOK)

Get an API key at platform.openai.com
Run Freebird: Configure AI Backend → select OpenAI

Option 5 — DeepSeek (Pro, BYOK)

Get an API key at platform.deepseek.com
Run Freebird: Configure AI Backend → select DeepSeek

Option 6 — Qwen 2.5 (Pro, BYOK)

Get an API key at dashscope.console.aliyun.com
Run Freebird: Configure AI Backend → select Qwen 2.5

Commands

Command	Shortcut	Description
Freebird: Open Chat	`Ctrl+Alt+O`	Open the AI chat panel
Freebird: Edit with AI	`Ctrl+Alt+K`	Inline rewrite selected code
Freebird: AI Commit	—	Generate a commit message
Freebird: Configure AI Backend	—	Switch between Gemini / Ollama / Claude / OpenAI / DeepSeek / Qwen
Freebird: Activate Pro License	—	Enter your Pro license key

Chat Commands

Command	Description
`/commit`	Generate a commit message
`/push`	Push to remote
`/status`	Show git status
`/memory`	Show project memory (Pro)
`/forget`	Clear project memory (Pro)
`/clear`	Clear conversation history
`/help`	Show all commands

How the Agent Works

Reads your workspace file tree automatically
Fetches specific files it needs
Searches the codebase for symbols, patterns, or text
Edits files with targeted diffs — Approve / Reject before anything changes
Creates new files — preview shown before creation
Runs terminal commands — shown before execution
Commits and pushes — requires your explicit approval

Nothing is modified silently. You stay in full control.

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`freebird.backend`	`cloud`	AI backend: `cloud`, `ollama`, `anthropic`, `openai`, `deepseek`, `qwen`
`freebird.apiKey`	(empty)	API key for BYOK backends
`freebird.model`	(auto)	Override the default model
`freebird.ollamaUrl`	`http://localhost:11434`	Ollama server URL
`freebird.licenseKey`	(empty)	Pro license key
`freebird.telemetry.enabled`	`true`	Anonymous usage analytics (no code/PII)

Privacy

Gemini Flash (free tier): messages processed by Google's API. No code stored by Freebird.
Ollama: all processing is local — no data leaves your machine.
Anthropic / OpenAI / DeepSeek / Qwen: code sent to their APIs under your own account.
Freebird AI (Ten Labs Pty. Limited) never collects or stores your code or conversation data.

Support

support@ten-labs.com.au — payments, license activation, or anything else.

Contributing

Open source (MIT). Issues and PRs welcome at the GitHub repository.

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