Product
Tabby
Tabby is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for developers and businesses.
A self-hosted coding assistant for code completion and chat, as an alternative to GitHub Copilot.
Main jobs: Code completion. It is open source and free to use. You can use it on your own server, inside code editors, as a browser extension and through an API.
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At a glance
- Type
- Product
- Launched
- 2023
- Galaxy
- Code
- Pricing
- Open source, free
- Open source
- Yes
- Source code
- github.com/TabbyML/tabby
- GitHub stars
- 33,892
- How you run it
- Self-host · In the editor · Browser extension · API
- Made for
- Developers · Businesses
- Website
- tabbyml.com
- Also known as
- TabbyML
What it can do
Code completionmain jobunconfirmed
“Code completion: Accelerate your coding with intelligent, AI-powered suggestions. Tabby’s code completion engine is designed to understand your coding context and provide real-time suggestions”— tabbyml.com, 2026-09-24
Chat and Q&Asupportedunconfirmed
Understand a codebasesupportedunconfirmed
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- GitHub CopilotFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Code completion, Chat and Q&A
- CursorFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Code completion
- WindsurfFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Code completion
- CodexAlso does: Code completion
- ZedOpen source, freeAlso does: Code completion
- Kilo CodeOpen source, freeAlso does: Code completion, Understand a codebase
- MistralOpen source, freeAlso does: Code completion; runs offline
- ReplitFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Code completion; no code needed
- ContinueOpen source, freeAlso does: Code completion; runs offline
- TraeFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Code completion
Questions
What is Tabby?
Tabby is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for developers and businesses. A self-hosted coding assistant for code completion and chat, as an alternative to GitHub Copilot.
Is Tabby free?
Yes. Tabby is open source and free to use.
Is Tabby open source?
Yes. The source code is at https://github.com/TabbyML/tabby.
Can Tabby run locally?
Tabby can be self-hosted on your own server.
What can Tabby do?
Main jobs: Code completion. It can also do: Chat and Q&A, Understand a codebase.
What are open-source alternatives to Tabby?
Open-source ones: Zed, Kilo Code, Mistral and Continue. Others: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, Replit and Trae.
Sources
- www.tabbyml.com/checked 2026-09-24
- tabbyml.com
- github.com/TabbyML/tabby