By Alex Mercer · Updated

cubic vs Qodo

cubic catches more bugs than Qodo, with nothing for you to host. Qodo, formerly Qodo Merge, supports more Git platforms and can run on your own servers on its Enterprise plan.

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 20% more bugs than Qodo, with 2.5% fewer false positives.

On critical and high-severity bugs, it catches 24% more.

more bugs caughtRecall 59.6% vs 49.8%
20%
fewer false positivesPrecision 73.2% vs 72.5%
2.5%
more accurate overallF1 65.7% vs 59.0%
11%
cubicQodo

All bugs14,406 pull requests

Rank: cubic #1, Qodo #7

Bugs caught
cubic59.6%
Qodo49.8%
Comments that are real bugs
cubic73.2%
Qodo72.5%
Overall accuracy
cubic65.7%
Qodo59.0%

Critical and high-severity bugs9,937 pull requests

Rank: cubic #1, Qodo #9

Bugs caught
cubic60.9%
Qodo49.3%
Comments that are real bugs
cubic72.0%
Qodo71.6%
Overall accuracy
cubic66.0%
Qodo58.4%

cubic vs Qodo at a glance

DeploymentcubicHosted by cubic. It never stores your code or trains AI on it, and it is SOC 2 compliant.QodoHosted, with on-premises and air-gapped deployment on the Enterprise plan. The open-source PR-Agent can be self-hosted.
Where it runscubicGitHub, plus the cubic CLI for your terminal and coding agents.QodoGitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, and Gerrit, plus Qodo IDE for VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio.
Beyond reviewcubicOne-click fixes, background agents for harder ones, and scheduled scans of your whole codebase.QodoQodo IDE reviews changes and flags missing tests before you push. Enterprise adds custom agentic workflows.
PricingcubicFree 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.QodoQodo 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.”
Nick Sweeting, Founding engineer, Browser Use

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’re on GitHub and don’t want to run infrastructure.
  • You want the reviewer that catches the most bugs.
  • You want fixes and scheduled codebase scans too.

Choose Qodo if

  • You need to self-host, including air-gapped.
  • You’re on GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, or Gerrit.

Questions and answers

Is cubic better than Qodo?
Yes. On Martian’s Code Review Bench, an independent benchmark on real open-source pull requests, cubic ranks #1 and Qodo #7. cubic catches 20% more bugs with 2.5% 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 Qodo?
cubic catches more bugs than Qodo, with nothing for you to host. Qodo, formerly Qodo Merge, supports more Git platforms and can run on your own servers on its Enterprise plan.
Is Qodo the same as Qodo Merge?
Yes. Qodo folded Qodo Merge, its pull request reviewer, into the Qodo platform, and renamed Qodo Gen to Qodo IDE.
Does cubic support Bitbucket, GitLab, or Azure DevOps?
No. cubic reviews pull requests on GitHub. Qodo also supports GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, and Gerrit.
Can cubic review code before I open a pull request, like Qodo IDE?
Yes. The cubic CLI reviews your changes in your terminal or coding agent before you push.
How do I switch from Qodo 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 Qodo.
How much does cubic cost compared with Qodo?
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. Qodo 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.

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