Codebuff · Sep 2025
Announces open sourcing of the Codebuff agent framework, claims improved evals versus Claude Code, and launches an SDK for building agents programmatically.
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Updated Jul 29, 2026
Codebuff is a YC-backed, San Francisco-based AI coding assistant / CLI coding agent for terminal workflows. It indexes a codebase, identifies relevant files, edits code, runs tests and terminal commands, and now also offers an open-source SDK plus a free ad-supported Freebuff variant.
Primary product
AI coding assistant / CLI coding agent for terminal code edits
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI coding assistant / AI coding agent
Business model
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Stage
Pre-Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Dec 2024
Latest amount
$500K
Dec 2024 · Y Combinator
Small, founder-led team with a fast launch cadence, heavy shipping intensity, and a strong community/open-source orientation around Discord, the blog, and the SDK.
Pricing
Usage-based pricing with monthly subscription tiers and pay-as-you-go credits; eligible GitHub users receive free credits.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
approximately $250K-$330K ARR (third-party estimates; under $1M)
Estimated monthly visits
56.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Codebuff · Sep 2025
Announces open sourcing of the Codebuff agent framework, claims improved evals versus Claude Code, and launches an SDK for building agents programmatically.
Codebuff · Apr 2025
Discusses the launch-week finale, the team size, and the custom model for selecting relevant files more accurately.
Codebuff · Apr 2025
Introduces usage-based pricing and new subscription/credit mechanics for Codebuff.
Codebuff · Feb 2025
Launch update describing product improvements, hiring, and customer feedback channels; also points to support and founders email addresses.
Y Combinator
YC launch page describing Codebuff as a CLI-based coding agent for terminal use with free credits for launch users.