Butterfish vs AskCodi
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Butterfish
Open source shell tool that adds AI prompting to your terminal with transparent prompts, configurable models and logging so you can reason about commands before you run them.
Pricing Free
Category coding
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
AskCodi
Coding assistant with IDE extensions and a web app that supports many languages, natural language to code, doc search and test generation with affordable plans.
Pricing Free / Starts $14.99 per month
Category coding
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Feature Tags Comparison
Only in Butterfish
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Only in AskCodi
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Key Features
Butterfish
- • Transparent prompts you can edit in a YAML config for full control
- • Verbose mode that logs raw AI requests and responses for auditing
- • Open source code with permissive license for customization
- • Model agnostic design that works with OpenAI compatible APIs
- • Advice and command draft generation directly in the shell
- • Configurable behaviors per project or user profile
AskCodi
- • Extensions for VS Code, JetBrains and web workspace
- • Natural language to code, tests and SQL
- • Doc search to surface usage examples and patterns
- • Explainer mode to summarize code and errors
- • Multi language support covering popular stacks
- • Snippets library to reuse and share code
Use Cases
Butterfish
- → Explaining unfamiliar shell errors while staying in context
- → Drafting safe commands with a visible prompt and chance to edit
- → Generating small scripts that you then review before execution
- → Teaching new teammates shell patterns with auditable AI help
- → Automating repetitive terminal tasks with human checks
- → Running in secure environments with transparent logging
AskCodi
- → Generate boilerplate and helper functions quickly
- → Create unit tests from specs or examples
- → Refactor legacy code into clearer idioms
- → Draft SQL queries and validations from prompts
- → Explain error messages to speed debugging
- → Look up usage patterns without leaving the IDE
Perfect For
Butterfish
developers, DevOps and power users who want AI help in the terminal without black box prompts or hidden behavior
AskCodi
Indie developers, small teams, and students who want a low friction coding assistant across editors and languages with predictable pricing
Capabilities
Butterfish
Editable Prompts Basic
Verbose Logging Basic
Commands and Snippets Basic
Open Source and Models Basic
AskCodi
In Editor Help Basic
Docs and Errors Basic
Tests and SQL Intermediate
Privacy and Sharing Basic
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