SWE-agent

Also known as
swe-agent

Available worldwide

What is SWE-agent?

A research tool that enables language models like GPT-4o or Claude to autonomously identify and fix issues in GitHub repositories or execute custom coding tasks. Built for flexibility and research extensibility by teams at Princeton and Stanford universities.

Independently observed

SWE-agent pricing

We don't have SWE-agent's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

What SWE-agent does

The capabilities that matter for ai coding agents, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities
Architecture model
CLI tool aider
Terminal bash execution and self correction loops
Mcp model context protocol integration
Bring your own key byok API support
Multi file diff generation and automated apply
Workspace indexing and semantic codebase search
Browser automation support for visual qa
Privacy mode zero data retention for enterprise
Rag on external documentation urls
Local LLM support via ollama or lmstudio
SOC2 type ii
Mit or apache permissive oss license
-
Pricing model
Bring your own key free
Independently observed

Integrations (1)

Independently observed
  • GitHub

Security & compliance

Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality

SWE-agent alternatives

Other ai coding agents we track, ranked by the same independent score.

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The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for SWE-agent, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 31 / 100
low · 32%updating
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Release cadence910.054.7
Capabilities580.084.5
Stars810.032.1
Integrations90.070.6
Dependent projects00.060.0
Development activity00.090.0
Security posture00.070.0-
Package downloads00.140.0-
Security score00.040.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.060.0-

Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d0mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars20,145highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%
Dependent repos0highsource · 2026-08-26 · 85%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesSoc2 type ii: No · Pricing model: bring_your_own_key_free · Architecture model: cli_tool_aider · Rag on external documentation urls: No · Bring your own key byok api support: Yes · Mcp model context protocol integration: Nomediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count1mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryPythonhighsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%

License

AttributeValueEvidence
SpdxMIThighsource · 2026-08-26 · 95%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-08-21 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%
Modelopen_sourcemediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days16mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 70%
History10 itemsmediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 70%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
VulnerabilitiesCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FSWE-agent%2FSWE-agent&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%