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CodeRabbit vs Greptile

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
CodeRabbit — $24/seat/mo vs $30/seat/mo for Greptile
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
CodeRabbit — 92 vs 85 for Greptile
Best fit
CodeRabbit: Teams reviewing high volumes of AI-generated pull requests · Greptile: Teams whose bugs come from cross-file coupling rather than local mistakes

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

CodeRabbitAI reviewer that comments on GitHub and GitLab pull requests, triages them by risk and flags security issuesGreptileIndexes the whole repo, then reviews pull requests with cross-file context rather than diff-only context.

Side by side

FactCodeRabbitGreptile
CategoryCode Review & QualityCode Review & Quality
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$24/seat/mo$30/seat/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score92 / 10085 / 100
PlatformsWeb, VS Code extension, APIWeb, API
CompanyCodeRabbit, Inc.Tabnam, Inc.
Launched20232023
Last verifiedOct 16, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

CodeRabbit

The most sensible fit is a team merging a steady stream of agent-generated PRs that no human can fully read. The catch is the fair-usage meter: even paid seats are capped at a handful of PR reviews per developer per hour, and the bot's default verbosity takes tuning.

Pros

  • Installs on GitHub/GitLab in minutes and starts commenting immediately
  • Free forever for public open-source repositories
  • Review surface extends to IDE and CLI, not just the PR page
  • Learns team conventions over time and applies them to later reviews

Cons

  • Per-hour review caps apply on every tier, including Enterprise
  • Comment volume can feel noisy until you tune it down
  • API access and self-hosting are locked behind the Enterprise tier

Greptile

The full-repo index is the difference that matters - it flags cross-file breakage that diff-only reviewers miss entirely. Billing only for developers who actually got a review that month is a fairer meter than flat per-seat. The 50 credits per seat go quickly on an active team, and $1 per extra review is where the real bill forms.

Pros

  • Indexes the whole codebase, so reviews carry cross-file context
  • Learns from the PR comments your team already writes
  • Seats bill only for developers who actually received a review that period
  • GitHub and GitLab plus an MCP server, an API and a self-hosting option

Cons

  • Credit model means an active repo will exceed the 50 included reviews per seat
  • Overage at $1 per review adds up quietly on a busy month
  • Free tier is capped at a single active developer

Which one fits

Choose CodeRabbit if you need

  • Teams reviewing high volumes of AI-generated pull requests
  • Open-source maintainers, since public repos are reviewed free
  • Organizations that want review, PR triage and security scanning from one vendor

Choose Greptile if you need

  • Teams whose bugs come from cross-file coupling rather than local mistakes
  • Enforcing repo-specific conventions through custom rules
  • Orgs that need self-hosted review for code that cannot leave their network

CodeRabbit vs Greptile: the questions people ask

Is CodeRabbit cheaper than Greptile?

On published entry prices, CodeRabbit starts lower — $24/seat/mo against $30/seat/mo for Greptile. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does CodeRabbit or Greptile have a free tier?

Both: CodeRabbit has a free tier, and Greptile has a free tier.

Which has a public API, CodeRabbit or Greptile?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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