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Tongyi Lingma

Alibaba Cloud's AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs

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Bottom line

Tongyi Lingma is an AI tool for coding: Alibaba Cloud's AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. Pricing: Freemium (checked 2026-11-13).

Who is Tongyi Lingma for, and who isn't it for?

✅ Good fit
People who need to: Get real-time completions in VS Code or IntelliJ; Have the agent complete a task across several files; Diagnose build and runtime errors with suggested fixes; Generate unit tests in bulk.

What is Tongyi Lingma?

Tongyi Lingma is Alibaba Cloud's AI coding assistant. It installs as a plugin in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio and JetBrains IDEs, and also ships as a standalone Lingma IDE. It offers real-time line- and function-level completions, answers development questions and helps track down build and runtime errors. Its agent mode can break a task down, search the project, edit multiple files and run terminal commands, and it can generate unit tests in bulk.

What can I use Tongyi Lingma for?

  • Get real-time completions in VS Code or IntelliJ
  • Have the agent complete a task across several files
  • Diagnose build and runtime errors with suggested fixes
  • Generate unit tests in bulk

Is Tongyi Lingma free? How much does it cost?

Freemium

From the official pricing page: Personal Basic is free (with limits such as 50 agent conversations a month); Personal Pro is listed at ¥59/month and currently marked as free for a limited time; Enterprise Standard ¥79/user/month (minimum 10 users); Enterprise Dedicated ¥159/user/month (minimum 100 users); private deployment on request.

Pricing terms used here: Per-seat pricingEnterprise / custom pricing

FAQ

What is Tongyi Lingma?

Tongyi Lingma is Alibaba Cloud's AI coding assistant. It installs as a plugin in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio and JetBrains IDEs, and also ships as a standalone Lingma IDE. It offers real-time line- and function-level completions, answers development questions and helps track down build and runtime errors. Its agent mode can break a task down, search the project, edit multiple files and run terminal commands, and it can generate unit tests in bulk.

Who makes Tongyi Lingma?

Tongyi Lingma is made by Alibaba Cloud.

What can I use Tongyi Lingma for?

Common uses: Get real-time completions in VS Code or IntelliJ; Have the agent complete a task across several files; Diagnose build and runtime errors with suggested fixes; Generate unit tests in bulk.

Is Tongyi Lingma free? How much does it cost?

Tongyi Lingma has a free plan as well as paid plans. From the official pricing page: Personal Basic is free (with limits such as 50 agent conversations a month); Personal Pro is listed at ¥59/month and currently marked as free for a limited time; Enterprise Standard ¥79/user/month (minimum 10 users); Enterprise Dedicated ¥159/user/month (minimum 100 users); private deployment on request.

What are some alternatives to Tongyi Lingma?

Other tools for coding include DeepSeek, Fanke Website Builder, iFlytek Spark, Kimi.

When was this information about Tongyi Lingma last checked?

It was verified on 2026-11-13; see Sources at the bottom of the page. Prices and features can change, so check the official site.

Sources

Added:2026-10-20 · Last verified:2026-11-13

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