Codebuff by CodebuffAI
Overview
Terminal coding assistant from CodebuffAI (formerly Manicode) that orchestrates multiple specialized agents, with an SDK for custom agents. The same team's ad-supported free product Freebuff is built on it and now shares its GitHub repository.
Codebuff was downloaded 1,480 times from npm in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, up 50.3% on the week before. Its download count moved to a different level overnight on Aug 8, 2026. A jump like that comes from automated installs switching on or off or from a change in how the registry counts, so growth rates across that date are not shown. The GitHub repository has 13.2K stars, 1,604 of them added in the last 30 days.
Recent developments
- 2026-03-09: Freebuff (free, ad-supported sibling built on Codebuff) first published to npm; the GitHub repo is now CodebuffAI/freebuff
Codebuff usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: codebuff.csv
Install Codebuff
| npm | npm install -g codebuff |
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These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
Key facts
| Maker | CodebuffAI |
|---|---|
| Type | Terminal agent |
| First released | July 2024 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Interfaces | CLI, SDK |
| Main language | TypeScript |
| Open issues and PRs | 311 |
Pricing
Strong subscription plans at $100/month (1x usage), $200/month (2.5x) and $500/month (7x), plus pay-as-you-go credits at 1 cent per credit with no subscription.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 5, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Codebuff alternatives
| # | Agent | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OpenAI CodexOpenAI |
82 | 25.6M | up 5.7% | up 21.2% | 15.2M | 128K+153/day | 0.160.1yesterday | Free + $8/mo | ||
| 3 |
Claude CodeAnthropic |
80 | 14.8M | up 11.6% | down 36.4% | 27.1M | 150K+161/day | 2.1.290yesterday | $20/mo | ||
| 5 |
PiEarendil Inc. (created by Mario Zechner) |
75 | 5.2M | up 29.8% | up 52.1% | — | 113K+378/day | 1.0.4yesterday | Free (OSS) | ||
| 7 |
OpenCodeAnomaly (SST team) |
73 | 3.3M | up 22.0% | up 6.1% | 1.2M | 212K+200/day | 1.18.346d ago | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 24 |
Gemini CLIGoogle |
57 | 453K | up 4.7% | up 1.8% | 1.1M | 107K+24/day | 0.62.07d ago | Varies | ||
| 26 |
Oh My PiStencil Labs (Can Bölük) |
56 | 241K | up 11.4% | up 53.9% | — | 34.4K+111/day | 18.6.12d ago | Free (OSS) | ||
| No agents match that filter. | |||||||||||
Codebuff FAQ
How much does Codebuff cost?
Strong subscription plans at $100/month (1x usage), $200/month (2.5x) and $500/month (7x), plus pay-as-you-go credits at 1 cent per credit with no subscription.
Is Codebuff open source?
Yes. Codebuff is open source, released under the Apache-2.0 license.
How popular is Codebuff?
Codebuff was downloaded 1,480 times from npm in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, up 50.3% on the week before. Its download count moved to a different level overnight on Aug 8, 2026. A jump like that comes from automated installs switching on or off or from a change in how the registry counts, so growth rates across that date are not shown. The GitHub repository has 13.2K stars, 1,604 of them added in the last 30 days.
What are the alternatives to Codebuff?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Pi, OpenCode.
Where these numbers come from
npm: codebuff. GitHub: CodebuffAI/freebuff. Site rank: codebuff.com on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: codebuff.com, freebuff.com, github.com, registry.npmjs.org.