Budget AI Code Review

Budget AI code review that still catches bugs

55¢ average on Budget, 76¢ average on Balanced. No seat fees.

  • Pay for use, not per seat
  • Set up in under 5 minutes
  • $100 free to start
Cost per review
  • Macroscope Budget55¢
  • Macroscope Balanced76¢
  • Greptile$1
  • Cursor Bugbot$1–1.50
  • Claude Code Review$15–25

About 20x less than Claude Code Review

Same 1,000 reviews. Different bill.

$550 on Budget. $15,000–25,000 on Claude Code Review.

  1. Macroscope Budget$550
  2. Macroscope Balanced$760
  3. Greptile$1,000
  4. Cursor Bugbot$1,000–1,500
  5. Claude Code Review$15,000–25,000

1,000 reviews a month

Priced by the size of the diff

$0.025 per KB of diff, 10 KB minimum.

Pull requestsReview
  • 25¢Approved
  • 25¢Merged
  • 38¢Approved
  • 70¢Approved

Budget by default, Ultra when it matters

Switch modes for a repo, a person, a pull request or one review.

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Set limits so your bill is predictable.

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Budget code review questions

How much does budget AI code review cost?

The average Budget review costs 55¢. Budget mode bills $0.025 per KB of diff, with a 10 KB minimum, so the smallest review costs 25¢. There are no seat fees, and new workspaces start with $100 free.

Who is Budget mode for?

Teams shipping many pull requests, including agent-generated changes, dependency updates and routine maintenance, who want fast feedback at volume.

What do I give up in Budget mode?

Budget catches fewer bugs than the default Balanced mode, whose reviews average 76¢. Switch any repo, pull request or single review to Balanced or Ultra when a change matters more.

How does Macroscope compare to Greptile and Claude Code Review?

Greptile charges $1 a review whatever the size of the diff. Anthropic says Claude Code Review averages $15–25 a review. The average Macroscope Budget review costs 55¢.

Can I use different modes for different pull requests?

Yes. Set a default for each repo in Settings → Repos or for yourself in Settings → Personal, add a macroscope-budget or macroscope-ultra label to one pull request, or comment “@macroscope-app review budget” (or ultra) to run one review in that mode.

Budget AI Code Review: Reviews Average 55¢, No Seat Fees | Macroscope