By Alex Mercer · Updated
cubic vs CodeRabbit
cubic catches more bugs than CodeRabbit, with fewer false positives, and learns how your team reviews. CodeRabbit supports more Git platforms and runs dozens of linters alongside its AI.
Benchmark results
Martian’s Code Review Bench is an independent benchmark that tests AI code reviewers on thousands of real open-source pull requests. Results from Aug 26 to Sep 25, 2026. See the leaderboard
cubic catches 9.0% more bugs than CodeRabbit, with 19% fewer false positives.
On critical and high-severity bugs, it catches 12% more.
- more bugs caughtRecall 59.6% vs 54.7%
- 9.0%
- fewer false positivesPrecision 73.2% vs 66.8%
- 19%
- more accurate overallF1 65.7% vs 60.2%
- 9.1%
All bugs14,406 pull requests
Rank: cubic #1, CodeRabbit #5
Bugs caught
cubic59.6%
CodeRabbit54.7%
Comments that are real bugs
cubic73.2%
CodeRabbit66.8%
Overall accuracy
cubic65.7%
CodeRabbit60.2%
Critical and high-severity bugs9,937 pull requests
Rank: cubic #1, CodeRabbit #7
Bugs caught
cubic60.9%
CodeRabbit54.3%
Comments that are real bugs
cubic72.0%
CodeRabbit65.0%
Overall accuracy
cubic66.0%
CodeRabbit59.2%
cubic vs CodeRabbit at a glance
| cubic | CodeRabbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Codebase context | cubicReviews each change against your whole codebase, not just the diff. | CodeRabbitBuilds a code graph of definitions and references across the repository. |
| Review approach | cubicLearns from your senior engineers’ past PR comments and from what your team accepts or dismisses. Add your own rules in plain English. | CodeRabbitRuns 59 static analysis tools, linters, and security scanners alongside AI review. |
| Where it runs | cubicGitHub, plus the cubic CLI for your terminal and coding agents. | CodeRabbitGitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Bitbucket, plus IDE extensions for VS Code, Cursor, and Windsurf, and a CLI. |
| Pricing | cubicFree for public repositories, with 20 PR reviews a month on the free plan. Paid plans start at $30 per developer a month billed annually, or $40 monthly. | CodeRabbitCodeRabbit pricing |
Used by teams that can’t afford bugs
“I’ve been a dev for 13+ years and I’m still routinely humbled by what cubic catches. We’ve tried other tools but cubic is way better—there’s no comparison.”
- Browser Use85% faster PR mergesAverage time to merge is now about three hours.Read the story →
- Cartography76% faster PR mergesA Linux Foundation project, now merging in about 10.5 hours on average.Read the story →
- Firecrawl70% less time on manual reviewsThe team reviews code 3x faster with cubic.Read the story →
Also used by n8n, Cal.com, Resend, Granola, Legora, Daytona, Tinfoil, and Better Auth. All customer stories
Which is better for your team?
Choose cubic if
- You want the reviewer that catches the most bugs with the fewest false positives.
- You want reviews that learn from your senior engineers.
- You want fixes from background agents and scheduled scans of your codebase.
Choose CodeRabbit if
- You’re on GitLab, Azure DevOps, or Bitbucket.
- You want linter and scanner results in the same review.
Questions and answers
- Is cubic better than CodeRabbit?
- Yes. On Martian’s Code Review Bench, an independent benchmark on real open-source pull requests, cubic ranks #1 and CodeRabbit #5. cubic catches 9.0% more bugs with 19% fewer false positives, and also leads on critical and high-severity bugs. You can run both on the same pull requests to see it on your own code.
- What is the difference between cubic and CodeRabbit?
- cubic catches more bugs than CodeRabbit, with fewer false positives, and learns how your team reviews. CodeRabbit supports more Git platforms and runs dozens of linters alongside its AI.
- Does cubic support GitLab, Azure DevOps, or Bitbucket?
- No. cubic reviews pull requests on GitHub. CodeRabbit also supports GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Bitbucket.
- Can cubic review code before I open a pull request, like CodeRabbit?
- Yes. The cubic CLI reviews your changes in your terminal or coding agent before you push.
- Can I run cubic and CodeRabbit on the same repository?
- Yes. Both can review the same pull request, so you can compare them on your own code.
- How do I switch from CodeRabbit to cubic?
- Install cubic on the same GitHub repositories and let both review your next few pull requests. Once you’ve seen the difference, turn off CodeRabbit.
- How much does cubic cost compared with CodeRabbit?
- Free for public repositories, with 20 PR reviews a month on the free plan. Paid plans start at $30 per developer a month billed annually, or $40 monthly. CodeRabbit publishes its current prices on its own pricing page, linked in the table above.
- Does cubic store or train on my code?
- No. cubic never stores your code or trains AI on it, and it is SOC 2 compliant.
- How do I try cubic?
- Install the cubic GitHub app and pick your repositories. cubic reviews your next pull request. It’s free for public repositories, and the free plan includes 20 PR reviews a month.
Sources
Checked against each source on Sep 26, 2026.