AI agents that need developer setup
An API, an SDK or a self-hosted install that a developer wires into your stack.
10 agents, each with its inputs, outputs and review level checked by a person.
Agents that need developer setup are reached through an API, an SDK, a command line or a self-hosted install that a developer wires into your stack. They give the most control and the most responsibility: you decide the inputs, the tools, the limits and the review steps in code. The listings under this level are the coding agents, the agent platforms and the voice and browser platforms whose access includes API or self-hosted.
Check the documentation quality and the pricing unit (runs, tokens, minutes) before committing engineering time, and look at whether the vendor publishes the source, which the open source flag shows.
The agents
- Claude Codeby AnthropicCoding agent for the terminal and IDE that edits, runs tests and opens pull requests with your permission.Subscription, from $20/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Aiderby AiderOpen source pair programmer in the terminal that edits your codebase and commits each change to git.FreeDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Codexby OpenAIOpen source coding agent that runs locally in the terminal, IDE or desktop app and comes with ChatGPT plans.SubscriptionDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Defogby DefogAnswers questions about structured databases by generating SQL with the SQLCoder model.Subscription, from $5,000/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Factoryby FactoryDroids that take a backlog item, implement it, review it and ship it through your existing tools.Subscription, from $20/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- OpenHandsby OpenHandsOpen source software engineering agents you run locally, in the cloud or self-hosted.FreemiumDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Skyvernby SkyvernRuns browser workflows such as form filling, invoice downloads and data extraction from a prompt.Freemium, from $29/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Snowflake Cortex Analystby SnowflakeTurns a business question into SQL against Snowflake data using a semantic model.Usage-basedDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Vanna AIby Vanna AIOpen-source SQL agent that answers questions about company databases in multi-turn chat.Subscription, from $50/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Vapiby VapiDeveloper platform for building voice agents that take and make phone calls.Usage-based, from $0.05/minDeveloper setupAutonomousDetails
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Questions
Is there a hosted option for developer agents?
Usually. The access field on each listing shows API, self-hosted, desktop or web; many offer more than one.
Which of these are open source?
The open source flag on each listing says so where the vendor publishes the source under an open licence.