What it sells
The open source AI coding agent
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedIndividual developers (self-serve) and engineering orgs for Enterprise.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Want an open-source coding agent with any model, cheap reliable access to open models, or SSO and internal AI gateway for teams.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Run agent in terminal, IDE or desktop with LSP, multi-session, any of 75+ providers; optionally buy models via Zen or Go.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Free open-source agent monetized via Zen (pay-as-you-go model gateway), Go subscription and Enterprise; 16M monthly developers claimed.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Open source (208K GitHub stars) and self-serve downloads; enterprise via contact form.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2021 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.