Trae capabilities
6 mapped capabilities, each graded and dated. The map shows what Trae can do; the audit shows whether it’s worth consolidating — and a guide shows how to move.
Capabilities
AI IDE on a VS Code foundation
canonicalverified todayTRAE IDE is ByteDance's AI-integrated code editor built on the familiar VS Code foundation, providing a full development experience (editor, terminal, debugging, source control, extensions) with AI layered throughout. It offers two modes you switch between: IDE mode (traditional fine-grained control) and SOLO mode (AI-led, agent-driven from requirements to preview).
CUE autocomplete and inline edits
canonicalverified todayCUE is TRAE's intelligent programming assistant for in-editor code suggestions. It provides code completion, chained completion, multi-line edits, next-edit prediction and navigation (edit-point prediction / navigation), smart imports of dependencies, and smart renaming of references.
MCP servers and custom agents
canonicalverified todayTRAE supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) so agents can call external tools and services, and lets you build custom agents by configuring a prompt, MCP servers, and built-in tools for specific tasks. Custom agents can be shared and imported, and SOLO Agent can call them to split complex work into isolated contexts.
Model choice and custom models (BYOK)
canonicalverified todayTRAE provides multiple mainstream built-in models you can switch between per task, and also lets you add custom models via your own API key to meet personal needs. Built-in models include Claude and GPT family models plus DeepSeek-V3.2, Gemini-3.1-Pro-Preview, Gemini-3-Flash-Preview, and Gemini-2.5-Flash.
Plans and pricing
canonicalverified todayTRAE is positioned as a low-cost, individually-expensed AI IDE. It offers a free tier with access to advanced/premium models and a generous monthly autocompletion allowance, plus a paid Pro plan (around $10/month, with annual billing and a discounted first month) that raises usage limits. Pay-as-you-go fast-request packages can be purchased on top.
SOLO mode autonomous agent
canonicalverified todaySOLO mode is TRAE's AI-led workspace where you define a task in natural language (or by voice) and the SOLO Agent automatically plans the task, then proceeds through code generation, testing, preview, change summaries, and other steps. It is the signature 'you define the task, review the results, and AI handles the rest' workflow.