ByteAsk launches open-source terminal AI agent for C/C++, claims SOTA on multi SWE-bench
ycombinator · x · 2026-11-11
ByteAsk, a terminal AI coding agent focused on C/C++ (forked from OpenAI Codex CLI), launched with a free plan and open source (Apache-2.0):
- Claims SOTA on multi SWE-bench (C/C++);
- Reports 60% fewer tokens vs Claude Code/Codex;
- Ships native C/C++ build, debug, sanitizer and profiling tools for auto debugging, perf optimization and testing;
- Designed as "a swarm" of AI C++ engineers.
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