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See how AIndex compares — then prove it on your repo.

AIndex is a local-first agent-cost optimizer. Pick a comparison to see where it reaches parity with code intelligence platforms and IDE assistants, and where it wins on agent ROI.

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Comparisons

Two honest, side-by-side comparisons.

Each comparison maps every workflow buyers expect to an AIndex surface, separating shipped workflows from pilot foundations.

Code intelligence

AIndex vs Sourcegraph

Enterprise code search and graph, reframed as agent-cost control with proof.

Parity on the indispensable workflows; the wedge is local-first setup, simple pricing and automatic ROI.

Open comparison →IDE assistants

AIndex vs Cursor and Cody

The neutral context layer your agents share under the IDE assistant.

Cursor and Cody write code; AIndex reduces tokens, stabilizes context and proves ROI across agents.

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Feature visibility checklist

Comparison coverage, without overclaim.

Every named workflow maps to an AIndex surface, with availability and observed runtime proof shown before any parity claim.

Agent Cost AutopilotBeta

Agent Cost Autopilot

Budgeted plan before the agent starts reading.

Surface: CLI, MCP context, dashboard, pilot report
Buyer-safe status: Beta · Pilot-grade
Runtime: preview only

Context PacksBeta

Context Packs

Graph-ranked task packs with hashes, cache classes and exact anchors.

Surface: CLI pack, MCP links, PR Pack, dashboard timeline
Buyer-safe status: Beta · Pilot-grade
Runtime: preview only

Cache-Aware ContextFoundation

Cache-Aware Context

Stable and volatile context are separated so cache behavior is visible.

Surface: Autopilot, benchmarks, ROI dashboard, pilot report
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Proof / ROI DashboardBeta

Proof / ROI Dashboard

Tokens avoided, cost saved, time saved and predicted vs observed proof.

Surface: Dashboard, Pilot PDF, pricing, procurement export
Buyer-safe status: Beta · Pilot-grade
Runtime: preview only

Loop KillerFoundation

Agent Loop Killer

Repeated reads, ignored packs and loop recovery actions are surfaced.

Surface: CLI waste, dashboard waste table, MCP status, monitors
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Adoption DetectorFoundation

Agent Adoption Detector

Configured agents are checked against recent MCP usage.

Surface: Setup success, dashboard alerts, IDE sidebar, pilot report
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Deep SearchFoundation

Deep Search

Budgeted multi-step research returns citations and a stop condition.

Surface: CLI deep-search, MCP context, saved queries, dashboard evidence
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Sourcegraph parityFoundation

Sourcegraph Parity Layer

Parity language is explicit while Sourcegraph-class claims stay gated.

Surface: Compare Sourcegraph, pricing, pilot report, benchmarks
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Team Shared IndexFoundation

Team Shared Index

One commit-addressed team index with freshness and local fallback.

Surface: Team index status, dashboard, CI, MCP status
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

PR Context PackFoundation

PR Context Pack

Changed files, blast radius, tests, owners and risk gate are packaged.

Surface: CI artifact, dashboard PR packs, GitHub/GitLab comment
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Governed ContextFoundation

Governed Context

RBAC, redaction, denied paths and audit exports stay visible.

Surface: Governance audit, Enterprise policy, monitors, pilot report
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Pilot ReportFoundation

Pilot Report

Buyer-ready report with baseline, examples, risks and rollout tier.

Surface: CLI pilot, PDF export, dashboard, compare pages, pricing
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Batch AutopilotFoundation

Batch Autopilot

Dry-run migration plan with rollout gate before PR creation.

Surface: CLI batch-autopilot, dashboard batch runs, owners, PR metadata
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

InsightsFoundation

Insights & Monitoring

Saved query snapshots become trends instead of one-off searches.

Surface: Dashboard insights, saved queries, pilot report
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

MonitoringFoundation

Insights & Monitoring

Pattern alerts and threshold checks are explicit product surfaces.

Surface: Monitors, CI output, webhooks, governance alerts
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

OwnershipFoundation

Ownership & Blast Radius

Likely owners and affected tests are attached to risky changes.

Surface: PR Pack, Batch Autopilot, dashboard, IDE current diff
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Feature DiscoveryFoundation

VS Code, CLI and MCP Surfaces

No workflow ships as a hidden command or undocumented MCP action.

Surface: Feature registry, setup success, dashboard, docs, pricing
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

VSCodeFoundation

VS Code, CLI and MCP Surfaces

IDE actions mirror the same registry used by CLI, MCP and web.

Surface: VS Code sidebar and command palette
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

CLIFoundation

VS Code, CLI and MCP Surfaces

Commands expose the same feature names, statuses and JSON contracts.

Surface: aindex features, status, context, pack and workflow commands
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
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MCPFoundation

VS Code, CLI and MCP Surfaces

Five tools route advanced actions without schema bloat.

Surface: context, search, navigate, status and remember
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Advanced Code NavigationFoundation

Advanced Code Navigation

architecture, dead-code, smells, audit, duplicates, implementations, type-hierarchy, map and rules are one router.

Surface: MCP navigate, CLI, docs, dashboard, architecture overview
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Cross-Session MemoryFoundation

Cross-Session Memory

Observations and run outcomes persist and are recalled across sessions, stored locally.

Surface: MCP remember, CLI, docs, dashboard, agent sessions
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Batch Search ToolsFoundation

Batch Search Tools

search action=batch groups related queries under one budget to cut round-trips.

Surface: MCP search, CLI, docs, dashboard, saved queries
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Self-Hosted & Air-GappedFoundation

Self-Hosted & Air-Gapped

Local SQLite index, no-network mode and metadata-only exports prove zero egress.

Surface: Security, Enterprise policy, CLI doctor, docs, dashboard
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Code Graph ExportFoundation

Code Graph Export

SCIP/LSIF interop and native full-fidelity .aig export/import keep the graph portable.

Surface: CLI scip, CLI graph, docs, dashboard, interop
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Auto-WikiFoundation

Auto-Wiki

A deterministic, metadata-only code wiki is rendered from the live graph with signatures and flows but no raw source.

Surface: CLI wiki, MCP navigate, docs, dashboard, architecture overview
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Change CouplingFoundation

Change Coupling

Git co-change pairs surface coupled neighbors a static dependency graph misses.

Surface: CLI context, MCP context, docs, dashboard, PR Pack
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

One-Call Context PipelineFoundation

One-Call Context Pipeline

One context call returns capsule, impact, memory recall and change-coupling together.

Surface: CLI context, MCP context, docs, dashboard, agent sessions
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Enterprise Access ControlFoundation

Enterprise Access Control

RBAC, SSO and SCIM are Enterprise entitlements enforced through governance policy.

Surface: Enterprise policy, governance audit, security, pricing, docs
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Codebase AtlasFoundation

Codebase Atlas

A deterministic, metadata-only system model, drift report and ranked risk board for any AI-built repo.

Surface: CLI understand, MCP status, Studio Atlas home, dogfood page, docs
Buyer-safe status: Foundation · Foundation
Runtime: preview only

Buyer surfaces

Billing, security, benchmarks and pricing have explicit guardrails.

These surfaces support the feature story without turning foundations into shipped enterprise claims.

Feature registryLive

Every master-plan workflow is named, linked, tiered and tied to runtime feature proof.

The registry is generated from the same source used by pricing, dashboard, setup and MCP status.

Open surface

ROI DashboardFoundation

Autopilot runs, PR packs, team index freshness, adoption, waste, insights, monitors and governance are visible as one command center.

Demo preview and observed data stay clearly separated, with metadata-only runtime evidence.

Open surface

PricingLive

Plan tiers map to named workflows with runtime observed/available kept separate.

No plan page should imply Sourcegraph-class parity for foundation workflows.

Open surface

BillingFoundation

Checkout and portal paths are visible, with readiness gates and support fallback.

Billing is presented as guarded until live-sales readiness confirms checkout.

Open surface

SecurityFoundation

Local-first source posture, redaction, audit and Governed Context are connected.

Security copy stays metadata-only and avoids claiming hosted source indexing.

Open surface

BenchmarksLive

Public benchmark data is tied back to cache-aware context and pilot proof.

Benchmark pages distinguish measured local runs from positioning claims.

Open surface

Compare SourcegraphFoundation

Search, graph, Deep Search, Batch, Insights, Monitoring, Ownership, governance and ROI are mapped to registry-backed workflows.

The page names parity expectations while keeping Sourcegraph-class claims gated by availability and runtime evidence.

Open surface

Compare Cursor/CodyFoundation

AiIndexer is presented as the neutral MCP context layer under Cursor, Cody and other assistants.

The comparison avoids replacing IDE assistants; it focuses on shared packs, adoption checks, governance and ROI proof.

Open surface

Pilot reportFoundation

Autopilot, packs, adoption, governed context, team index, Sourcegraph parity and pricing recommendations become one buyer artifact.

Observed pilot inputs stay metadata-only, with demo preview clearly separated from real report data.

Open surface