I’m trying to get a feel for which AI coding assistant fits into a beginner’s workflow. I set up a simple test: a Python script to clean a CSV, handle missing values, and do a basic groupby aggregation.
I ran the same prompt through Le Chat (Mistral’s free tier), Cursor (with its agent mode), and AWS CodeWhisperer.
Le Chat gave me a correct, straightforward script with pandas. Cursor’s output was similar but added a lot of extra comments and docstrings. CodeWhisperer gave me a function stub and suggested I fill in the logic.
For someone just learning, the detailed comments from Cursor were helpful, but Le Chat’s direct answer was easier to parse. Has anyone else compared them on real, small tasks? I’m curious about where each one shines or gets in the way.