qodo vs. ChatGPT 4: What's the Difference?

Parameter

qodo Gen

Notes

Free-text chat interface

qodo Gen

ChatGPT’s prominent chat interface is enabled within qodo’s plugin to allow natural language interactions with the overall test suite as well as each test separately.

Testing-specific UI/UX

qodo Gen

qodo’s proprietary Interface allows you to easily manage and interact with individual tests and make automatic fixes to your code.

Supported IDEs

qodo Gen VSCode, Jetbrains

3rd Party

ChatGPT is enabled within IDEs using a non-official third-party that imports ChatGPT's chat interface to your IDE but does not add code context.

Multiple calls/multiple functionalities in one call

qodo Gen

While ChatGPT can accommodate several requests in one prompt, it is not equivalent to having multiple and chained structured calls to the models. qodo can handle these, which allows the output to be consistent. It can also include multiple functionalities in a single click, such as unit-test generation, documentation, and code suggestions.

Fit for prompting novice

qodo Gen

Like most generative AI models, novice developers will find it hard to write the right prompt to get structured and consistent output. qodo’s backend takes care of this, so you can get high-value results from click one.

Out-of-the-box naive sanity unit-tests

qodo Gen

Both qodo and ChatGPT allow you to get naive sanity tests right away

High-quality unit tests that leverage code context

qodo Gen

Need to manually collect context

Including code context (i.e., including packages, called and calling components, etc.) has a profound effect on the quality of results. While ChatGPT allows you to paste the context, finding relevant code snippets and pasting them to the chat is a complicated and tedious task. qodo does all that for you behind the scenes.

Testing best practices

qodo Gen

We embed testing experts' knowledge within our prompts so you can get not only good tests but also the right tests, supporting mocking, and numerous testing frameworks right out of the box.

Running tests & Self-healing code

qodo Gen

With the unique ability to run generated tests within the IDE plugin, qodo allows you to directly apply and review fixes to your original code or your tests and apply code suggestions.

Level of confidence

qodo Gen

qodo maps the component’s behaviors and provides a metric that evaluates how much of the overall behaviors are covered, providing users with the feedback and confidence needed to move forward.

Price

qodo Gen Free

Only ChatGPT plus plan at $20

qodo is free and will remain free for end developers ?

On-Prem solution

qodo Gen

Currently, none of the solutions offer “On Premise” deployment.

Stated Security & Privacy Policies

qodo Gen Opt-out for code snippet telemetry

Opt-out for code snippet telemetry

Both solutions allow you to opt out of keeping your data and/or training models with that data.

Supported languages

qodo Gen Multiple

Multiple

While ChatGPT allows you to generate unit tests in multiple languages, there is no support in code context and multiple calls and functionalities, which can only be supported through a dedicated inside-IDE developer tool.

As of 9/2023, the information in this comparison table is up-to-date to the best of our knowledge. However, the industry is rapidly evolving, and there may be updates that we have not yet captured. We strive for accuracy and fairness; if you have any updates or corrections, even if it shows a competitor in a more favorable light, we encourage you to share them with us at [email protected].