Alibaba Qoder
https://qoder.com/ https://qoder.com/changelog
Not to be confused with Qodo. A new AI-powered IDE (another VSC clone), this time from Chinese giant Alibaba. They claim their system can deeply understand complex project architecture, design patterns, and its operational logic. Solution: in addition to code graphs and indexing, it automatically maintains a project description Wiki.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSWj_Pe3CWo

It offers two operating modes similar to those in Amazon Kiro: in 'Agent Mode' it works as an interactive vibe-coder. In 'Quest Mode' it takes on the role of an engineer (Spec-Driven Development), independently planning work, breaking down tasks, creating function implementations, and automating testing, delivering ready-to-use code according to specified requirements. The second mode requires a GIT repository. There is a history of completed tasks. Multiple tasks can be launched and, unlike Kiro, they will not queue but execute in parallel.

It can work with Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and OpenAI GPT, automatically selecting the most efficient and economical model, similar to Auto mode in Cursor. Manual model switching is (currently?) not available. The website does not have a Linux version.

Qoder is currently available for free as part of a public preview. The privacy mode in the settings cannot be changed – it is activated by default.

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