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IBM Bob

ibm.com/products/ai-coding-agent official website

AI coding agent that accelerates software development, automates testing, modernizes legacy code, and strengthens secure delivery across the SDLC

agentPricing checked daily
Agentery value verdictBelow the niche medianfrom $20/mo
Observed entry price$20/molowest observed monthly
Billing modelpaid plans
Last checked2 Sept 2026pricing & liveness

What it does

The specific capability behind this listing, and where to get it.

IBM Bob

AI coding agent that accelerates software development, automates testing, modernizes legacy code, and strengthens secure delivery across the SDLC

codebases (Java, COBOL, RPG, mainframe), undocumented legacy code, developer prompts via CLI → code suggestions, completions, test automation frameworks, refactored/modernized code, documentation, integration agents and MCP servers, code reviews
MCPMCPautonomy: agentic

Pricing & plans

Observed public pricing for IBM Bob, benchmarked against comparable providers. Plans, tiers, history and scenario below.

Pricing · observed daily
Pro+ · market position

$20 /mo

31% below the Pro flat median (13 providers, USD). Cheaper than 15 of 25 comparable Pro providers.
this agent · $20
$14.99median $29$100
observed 2026-07-27 · rechecked daily · source evidence retained
What should this agent charge?

The current price is deliberately competitive.

pricing recommendation
$20
$14.99$100
$29

$20 sits inside the observed Pro flat range ($14.99–$100) — around the 34th percentile of observed prices — squarely at market.

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Why Agentery reaches that view

price_benchmark

31% below the Pro flat median.

get_agent_profile · plan history

Pro+ observed 2026-07-27.

pricing recommendation

~34th percentile of comparable Pro flat plans.

confidence

high; source page rechecked daily.

Interactive provider scenario

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$20 / month
$14.99 lowestmedian $29$100 highest
Competitive value position. At $20/month, this plan is 31% below the niche median.
6th
-31%
$14.99$100

Is IBM Bob good value?

How its price compares with genuinely comparable providers.

Below the niche median

Below the niche median for its buyer tier.

Benchmarked against comparable providers at the same buyer tier and billing unit — the entry plan sits 49% below the observed median.

Observed commercial price$20/mo
NicheAutonomous Code Generation
Price benchmarkapplicable
How it compares

Compared with Autonomous Code Generation

Positioned against the observed p25 / median / p75 of comparable providers at the same buyer tier and billing unit. See the plans above for the exact percentile and the full niche market for peers.

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IBM Bob's local market

Nearest products by what they do.

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