# Replicas — AI Coding Tool Review & Pricing

> Replicas is a cloud coding-agent platform for engineering teams. It runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi or Muse Code in isolated Linux VMs that clone your code and dependencies, started from Linear, Slack, GitHub, GitLab, the dashboard, automations or the API, and returns pull requests, replies and recordings.

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

## At a glance

- **Tool**: Replicas
- **Company**: Replicas (YC P26)
- **Category**: [Autonomous & Async Agents](https://ai.dosa.dev/category/async-agents)
- **Pricing model**: Paid
- **Official website**: https://replicas.dev/

## Key features

- Choice of agent harness per task: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi or Muse Code
- Isolated Linux VM per task with configured environments, warm hooks, MCPs, skills and variables
- Agents drive a desktop and browser and return screenshots and screen recordings
- Reacts to PR comments, code reviews and CI failures
- Previews of services running in the workspace
- Automations, warm pools, API access and a mobile app

## Pricing

**Model**: Paid

Free trial with $100 of usage and no card required. Developer costs $50 per month including $50 of usage; Team costs $200 per month and up, in $100 steps, with usage equal to the price; Enterprise is custom. Workspaces bill per minute by size, from $0.004 per minute for 2 vCPU and 8 GB included, and model usage runs on your own subscriptions or API keys.

## Who it is for

- **Best for**: Engineering teams that want background agents across several harnesses with full control over the environment each one runs in.
- **Not ideal for**: Individual developers who want a free tier beyond the trial, or teams that want model usage bundled into one bill.

## Verdict

A flexible, harness-agnostic background agent platform with clear usage pricing and strong environment controls.

## Recent updates

Replicas, backed by Y Combinator (P26), now supports Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi and Muse Code harnesses, with auto-sized workspaces and per-minute billing on Developer and Team plans.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Replicas free?

Replicas is Paid. Free trial with $100 of usage and no card required. Developer costs $50 per month including $50 of usage; Team costs $200 per month and up, in $100 steps, with usage equal to the price; Enterprise is custom. Workspaces bill per minute by size, from $0.004 per minute for 2 vCPU and 8 GB included, and model usage runs on your own subscriptions or API keys. Check the official site for current plans.

### Is Replicas open source?

Replicas is not listed as open source on ai.dosa.dev - it is Paid.

### How much does Replicas cost?

Free trial with $100 of usage and no card required. Developer costs $50 per month including $50 of usage; Team costs $200 per month and up, in $100 steps, with usage equal to the price; Enterprise is custom. Workspaces bill per minute by size, from $0.004 per minute for 2 vCPU and 8 GB included, and model usage runs on your own subscriptions or API keys. Pricing changes often - verify on the official site.

### Who is Replicas best for?

Engineering teams that want background agents across several harnesses with full control over the environment each one runs in.

### Who is Replicas not ideal for?

Individual developers who want a free tier beyond the trial, or teams that want model usage bundled into one bill.

### What are the best Replicas alternatives?

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

### Who makes Replicas?

Replicas is developed by Replicas (YC P26). 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/replicas/alternatives