there is a AI free fork of vim, called evi

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/39649990

Blåhaj Lemmy - Choose Your Interface

I’m using Helix for some months now – I haven’t checked the repo for slop, but if it’s still good then I do recommend it as an alternative.

I switched to Helix as my main editor for home and work a couple years ago, it’s been a dream.

The kakoune editing paradigm (which btw, chef’s kiss), coupled with lsp support and symbol and buffer jumping built in. It’s like if vscode and kakoune had a baby. So good.