IBM Bob vs. Neovate Code

Feature	IBM Bob	Neovate Code

Tagline	Your AI SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) partner from IBM	A code agent to enhance your development
Website	https://bob.ibm.com	https://neovateai.dev
Language	javascript	typescript
Release Date	September 2, 2025	March 19, 2025
Last Updated	May 20, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	Bob IDE	Zed
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Multi-provider (IBM-managed)	20+ providers including: Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq and 400+ supported models on OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	Freemium	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free / $20-200/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/IBM/ibm-bob	https://github.com/neovateai/neovate-code
Development State	active	active