CodeBuddy
Tencent Cloud's coding arm under the Buddy AI umbrella, the first Chinese assistant to ship MCP, with Craft and Plan agent modes across IDE, plugin and CLI.
| Vendor | Tencent |
|---|---|
| Form | IDE + plugin + CLI (the coding arm of Buddy AI) |
| Launched | May 2025 |
| ARscore | not scored |
| Pricing tier | Free (500 credits) / ¥99 / ¥199 / ¥999; ent ¥198/seat |
| Coding models | Hunyuan + DeepSeek (dual); GLM / Kimi / MiniMax selectable |
| Open source | No |
Official links
Outbound, for trial and verification.
| Official site | https://copilot.tencent.com/ |
|---|---|
| Pricing | https://cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1749 |
| English interface / changelog | https://copilot.tencent.com/home/ |
Capabilities
What it ships, in its own terms.
Craft mode generates multi-file changes; Plan mode plans first; MCP connects external tools; CodeBuddy Code 2.0 (Jan 2026) added sub-agents and hooks. Runs on Hunyuan plus DeepSeek and covers 200+ languages across 15+ IDEs. Shares credits with the workplace sibling WorkBuddy.
Use cases
Scenario coverage (presence, not benchmark performance).
| Scenario | Local files | Docs / PPT | Excel reports | Analysis | Web search | Mini-programs | Web building |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CodeBuddy | ✓ | ◐ | — | ◐ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ supported · ◐ partial or via a sibling product · ? unclear · — not in scope. Presence, not benchmark performance.
Users
Subscriber and active-user counts, source-labelled.
not published (shares accounts with WorkBuddy) — Source: —
Third-party review
Independent coverage, not vendor marketing.
Third-party editorial: ★★★★☆ RECATOOLS 7/10
Coding ability (benchmark): not scored — no DeepSWE or Terminal-Bench measurement.
RECATOOLS scored it 7/10. A 2026 incident inserted ad strings into generated code; Tencent attributed it to a DeepSeek-side bug. No DeepSWE or Terminal-Bench score.
Source: RECATOOLS / Press (36Kr)
Compare further
The reference agents and the scored Chinese entry.