IBM Bob vs. Standard Code

Feature	IBM Bob	Standard Code

Tagline	Your AI SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) partner from IBM	Cloud-hosted agent loop with local file and shell execution via a terminal CLI
Website	https://bob.ibm.com	https://standardcode.ai
Language	javascript	typescript
Release Date	September 2, 2025	June 25, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	Bob IDE	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	No
Context Window	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Multi-provider (IBM-managed)	Unlimited One (undisclosed open-weight models), Sama One (OpenAI via ChatGPT subscription)
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free / $20-200/mo	$49/mo per line ($5 first week)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/IBM/ibm-bob	N/A
Development State	active	active