IBM Bob
#7ibm · seit Preview: 19. November 2025 ("Project Bob"); Generally Available (globaler Launch als "IBM Bob"): 28. April 2026 · 18× · zuletzt 30. Juni 2026
IBM Bob is an agentic, AI-powered development tool (AI-first IDE) from IBM that spans the entire software development lifecycle, from planning and coding to testing, deployment, and modernization. The product is built on a VS Code fork, supports multi-model routing (including Anthropic Claude, Mistral, and IBM Granite), and targets enterprise modernization projects (Java, COBOL, RPG, mainframe/IBM i) in particular. It became generally available worldwide in April 2026 after internal testing across more than 80,000 IBM employees, having previously run as "Project Bob" in a preview phase starting November 2025. Licensing uses a consumption-based "Bobcoins" billing model with Pro, Pro Plus, Ultra, and Enterprise tiers.
Fonctionnalités
| Autonomy Level | Agentic with human-in-the-loop checkpoints: Ask/Plan/Agent modes (or Code/Advanced/Orchestrator) with approval gates before code changes |
| Channels | IDE chat interface, terminal via Bob Shell (CI/CD-capable), analytics dashboard 'Bobalytics' |
| License | Proprietary, commercial; usage-based billing via 'Bobcoins' (subscription tiers Pro/Pro Plus/Ultra/Enterprise) |
| Modalities | Natural-language text/code input ('literate coding'); multi-model routing across Anthropic Claude, Mistral open-source models, and IBM Granite plus specialized fine-tunes |
| Platform | Standalone desktop IDE (VS Code fork) for macOS, Windows, and Linux; plus CLI 'Bob Shell' |
| Price | Bob Pro: $20/user/month (40 Bobcoins); Bob Pro Plus: $60/user/month (160 Bobcoins); Bob Ultra: $200/user/month (500 Bobcoins); Enterprise: custom pricing, Bobcoin packs of 1,000 coins |
| Release Date | Preview from November 19, 2025 as 'Project Bob'; general availability (GA) on April 28, 2026 as 'IBM Bob' |
| Tool/MCP Integrations | Native MCP support (STDIO & SSE), integrations with GitHub, Jira, Slack, Instana, Red Hat, among others; custom MCP servers creatable via prompt |
