# Hoplite — AI Coding Tool Review & Pricing

> Hoplite runs cloud coding agents that take a task from request to reviewed code. Each thread works in an isolated sandbox with your repository, runs tests, drives a browser against the app preview and opens a GitHub pull request, then keeps iterating in the same thread as review feedback arrives.

Source: https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/hoplite · Updated Nov 9, 2026 · Category: Autonomous & Async Agents · Published by dosa.dev

## At a glance

- **Tool**: Hoplite
- **Company**: Hoplite
- **Category**: [Autonomous & Async Agents](https://ai.dosa.dev/category/async-agents)
- **Pricing model**: Freemium
- **Official website**: https://hoplite.sh/

## Key features

- Isolated cloud sandbox per thread with your repository and project setup
- Agents run tests and checks before handing work back
- Browser checks against a live preview of the running app
- Opens GitHub pull requests that the workspace can review and steer
- Start work from Slack, Linear, iMessage or Sentry, or from schedules, GitHub CI events and webhooks
- CLI for macOS and Linux and an MCP server at api.hoplite.sh/mcp

## Pricing

**Model**: Freemium

Free plan at $0 with 5 concurrent cloud sessions, sandboxes up to 2 vCPU and 8 GiB, and 5 projects. Team costs $60 per seat per month or $50 per seat per month billed yearly. Enterprise is a custom annual agreement.

## Who it is for

- **Best for**: Startups and product teams that want cloud agents to verify changes in the running app and return reviewable PRs with evidence.
- **Not ideal for**: Teams that want to run Claude Code or Codex harnesses unchanged, since Hoplite uses its own agent harness, or teams outside GitHub.

## Verdict

A capable cloud agent product with strong verification and review tooling, best suited to GitHub teams that value product-level QA over raw code output.

## Recent updates

Hoplite launched on Launch YC on July 30, 2026, and has since added automations triggered by GitHub, Sentry, Linear, Slack, schedules and webhooks, plus a Slack agent that answers code questions and opens coding threads.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hoplite free?

Hoplite is Freemium. Free plan at $0 with 5 concurrent cloud sessions, sandboxes up to 2 vCPU and 8 GiB, and 5 projects. Team costs $60 per seat per month or $50 per seat per month billed yearly. Enterprise is a custom annual agreement. Check the official site for current plans.

### Is Hoplite open source?

Hoplite is not listed as open source on ai.dosa.dev - it is Freemium.

### How much does Hoplite cost?

Free plan at $0 with 5 concurrent cloud sessions, sandboxes up to 2 vCPU and 8 GiB, and 5 projects. Team costs $60 per seat per month or $50 per seat per month billed yearly. Enterprise is a custom annual agreement. Pricing changes often - verify on the official site.

### Who is Hoplite best for?

Startups and product teams that want cloud agents to verify changes in the running app and return reviewable PRs with evidence.

### Who is Hoplite not ideal for?

Teams that want to run Claude Code or Codex harnesses unchanged, since Hoplite uses its own agent harness, or teams outside GitHub.

### What are the best Hoplite alternatives?

The closest Hoplite alternatives on ai.dosa.dev are Jules by Google, OpenHands, SWE-agent - all listed under Autonomous & Async Agents.

### Who makes Hoplite?

Hoplite is developed by Hoplite. It is listed in the Autonomous & Async Agents category on ai.dosa.dev.

## Top alternatives

- [Jules by Google](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/jules) (Freemium) — Developers who want to offload repetitive, non-urgent tasks like dependency version bumps, lint fixes, test scaffolding, and resolving CI failures in GitHub-hosted projects.
- [OpenHands](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/openhands) (Freemium) — Individual developers and software teams looking to automate repetitive coding tasks, repository maintenance, and issue resolution through autonomous agents.
- [SWE-agent](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/swe-agent) (Open Source) — Autonomous resolution of software engineering issues in real GitHub repositories and performing custom developer tasks using language models.
- [mini-swe-agent](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/mini-swe-agent) (Open Source) — Researchers and engineers who want a small, transparent coding agent baseline for benchmarks, fine-tuning or sandboxed batch runs, and developers who want a simple bash-only agent in the terminal.
- [Sweep](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/sweep) (Freemium) — Individual developers and teams working primarily in JetBrains IDEs who want a native-feeling assistant for routine coding tasks, bug fixes, and autocompletions.
- [Ellipsis](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/ellipsis) (Freemium) — Teams looking to centralize and govern AI coding agents across repositories with secure, non-personal credentials and persistent cloud-based execution.
- Full alternatives guide: https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/hoplite/alternatives