Tabnine
Code completion with a privacy-first, self-hostable posture.
Overview
A code assistant built around not sending your code anywhere: it can run entirely on your own infrastructure or locally, and its models are trained on permissively licensed code to reduce provenance risk. That positioning is the product — quality is competitive rather than leading.
Key features
Self-hosted deployment
Runs inside your own network.
Permissive-licence training
Reduces provenance concerns.
Local mode
Completions without any network call.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | Short completions |
| Dev | $9/mo | Full completions |
| Enterprise | $39/user/mo | Self-hosted, admin controls |
Pricing last checked: Aug 17, 2026. Always confirm current pricing on the official site.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Strongest privacy story in the category
- Trained on permissively licensed code, which matters for some legal reviews
- Local mode works offline
Cons
- Completions are less capable than the frontier assistants
- Enterprise pricing is high per seat
Who it's not for
A recommendation is only worth something if it says who should skip the tool. Tabnine is a poor fit if:
- Individuals who just want the best suggestions
- Teams without a compliance reason to self-host
Privacy & your data
The reason this tool exists: enterprise deployments keep code entirely within your infrastructure, and local mode makes no network call at all. Verify which mode your installation uses.
Policies change. This summary reflects our last review — the vendor's current privacy policy is always the authority.
Integrations
How to use
Try it before you pay
Start on the free tier or trial and run one real task end to end — not a demo prompt. That is the only way to tell whether it fits how you actually work.
Check the limits that bite
Find the constraint that will matter at your volume: generation credits, seats, export quality or rate limits. It is usually not the headline price.
Decide in a week
Set a date to keep or cancel. Tools that survive on 'I might use it later' are how subscription costs quietly accumulate.
FAQs
- Is there a free version?
- Yes — Free on the Basic plan.
- Can I use the output commercially?
- Generally yes on paid plans, but rights differ by tier and change over time. Check the vendor's current terms for your specific plan before client work.
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