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CodebuffAI

Codebuff

Open-source multi-agent terminal coding assistant that coordinates file picker, planner, editor, and reviewer agents, with custom TypeScript agent workflows and a free Freebuff variant.

CLIActiveOpen sourceBYOKMCP Partial

1,205

Attributed output

GitHub public-attribution count, 2026-06-09

#28

Index rank · all agents

#24 of 40 CLI agents

n/a

Business signal

No sourced business metric

1 cent/credit or $100+/mo

Entry price

Task credits

12,729

GitHub stars

CodebuffAI/freebuff

1,091

npm demand/wk

Adjusted from raw npm channel

300,929

npm installs to date

Since 2025-02-03

From the public record

What the public commits reveal

98 commits · 42 repositories

Search window: – · captured Oct 14, 2026 (UTC)

This is a sample of publicly attributed work, not total usage or a market-share estimate. Repositories are not customers. Attribution is declared in metadata, not independently verified tool execution; it does not prove exclusive authorship or autonomy. GitHub flagged incomplete search results; only returned, validated records are described and search totals are not used.

Method and audit data

Up to 100 returned search results ordered by commit date within the audit window; attribution trailers validated and duplicate SHAs removed across repositories. A recent convenience sample, not a random or exhaustive sample. Commit sample dates use the UTC committer timestamp, matching the search window. Excluded 0 commits with five or more distinct recognized agent/model credits in one message; broad credit lists are not used as evidence of a workflow.

Returned records dated Oct 11, 2026–Oct 11, 2026.

Download the dated audit evidence (JSON)

Activity Over Time

Weekly attributed output on public GitHub. Output visible through the agent's own bot or workflow is exact; output measured through declared attribution is an estimate. Window: 2025-02-03 to 2026-10-05.

npm Installs Over Time

Weekly npm downloads since 2025-02-03, the install-demand trajectory.

Market

Developer output

1,205

Public GitHub commits attributed to Codebuff

Codebuff's attribution is sparse, so treat as a rough floor.

Last full week (ending 2026-10-11): 19,771 signed commits (-44.4% week over week), search estimate.

Snapshot 2026-06-09, confidence Low, tracked since 2026-06-09. Read the methodology.

Index rank · all agents
#28 of 47 · #24 among CLI agents
Demand share
0% of tracked npm demand floor
Business signal
No sourced business metric
GitHub share
0.7% of tracked stars
npm channel
885 raw downloads/week (npm primary)

Best fit

Custom agent workflowsOpenRouter usersMulti-agent code editsCLI-first teams
  • Codebuff is a smaller but real multi-agent terminal tool that appears in multiple curated coding-agent lists.
  • Its public npm package gives a clean install-channel signal.
npm channel caveat: npm primaryExpand

Codebuff has a public npm install channel.

Counts public npm package downloads only. Other install channels, caches, mirrors, IDE extensions, and enterprise distribution are not included.

Demand floor
1,091 / wk

Latest public npm snapshot

Latest npm week
885

Complete Mon-Sun week when cron-backed

Peak npm week
20,779

Observed public npm range

4-week average
1,091

As of 2026-10-18

All sourced signals (2)Expand
SignalValueTypeConfidence
GitHub stars12,729Public metricHigh
npm downloads (2026-09-18 to 2026-09-24)892Public metricHigh

Pricing And Economics

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Pricing snapshot: 2026-09-25. Check the vendor for current terms.

Pay-as-you-go costs 1 cent per credit. Subscriptions are $100, $200, or $500/month.

Entry price
1 cent/credit or $100+/mo
Top self-serve price
$500/mo
Pricing unit
Task credits
Token transparency
Credit proxy
Included usage
The subscriptions list 1x, 2.5x, and 7x usage respectively.
Overage path
Credits depend on task complexity; usage terms may change.

Retail Token Equivalent

Allowance is not a fixed token entitlement. Consult the linked vendor pricing and your account’s usage limits.

PlanPriceAllowanceUnitToken / Overage Notes
1x$100/mo1x relative usage.Task credits
2.5x$200/mo2.5x relative usage.Task credits
7x$500/mo7x relative usage.Task credits

Summary checked 2026-09-25.

Pay-as-you-go costs 1 cent per credit. Subscriptions are $100, $200, or $500/month.

  • The subscriptions list 1x, 2.5x, and 7x usage respectively.
  • Credits depend on task complexity; usage terms may change.

Product

Providers

CodebuffOpenRouterOpenAIAnthropicQwenDeepSeekOther OpenRouter models

Model families

ClaudeGPTQwenDeepSeekOpenRouter models

Capabilities

Terminal agentMulti-agent workflowCustom agentsSDKOpenRouter modelsFreebuff

Tradeoffs

  • Smaller adoption than the top lab agents
  • Cost is credit/task-complexity based