IBM Bob vs. Muse Code

Feature	IBM Bob	Muse Code

Tagline	Your AI SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) partner from IBM	Meta's coding agent for the terminal and CI, built on Muse Spark
Website	https://bob.ibm.com	https://developer.meta.com/ai/products/muse-code/
Language	javascript	rust
Release Date	September 2, 2025	August 5, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	Yes
IDE Integration	Bob IDE	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	No	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	1M tokens
Supported Models	Multi-provider (IBM-managed)	Muse Spark 1.2, Muse Spark 1.1
Pricing Model	Freemium	Usage Based
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free / $20-200/mo	Usage-based (from $0.10/M tokens)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/IBM/ibm-bob	N/A
Development State	active	active