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cubic review
An AI code reviewer for complex codebases with custom review agents, auto-approval and nightly codebase scans.
By the TopToolAdvisor research desk · Updated November 12, 2026
- Features (35%)
- 8.6
- Ease of use (35%)
- 8.3
- Value (30%)
- 7.3
cubic focuses on keeping pull requests moving as well as finding bugs. Safe changes such as dependency bumps and copy edits can be approved automatically, while the rest get a merge confidence score from 1 to 5 so reviewers know where to look. Rules can be written in plain English, and cubic also turns senior engineers' past review comments into rules that run on every PR. Its home page describes context beyond the diff, including changes that break code in another repository, and a CLI that applies the same rules before a push. The Team plan costs $40 per developer per month billed monthly, with 20% off yearly, and includes 40,000 reviewed lines per developer, five custom review agents and Jira, Linear and Asana. Nightly codebase scans and Confluence and MCP integrations start on Pro at $99. The price is the highest entry seat on this list, which holds back its value score.
Who it is for
Teams that want low-risk PRs approved automatically and riskier ones scored
Price
Team $40 per developer per month billed monthly; 20% off yearly; Pro $99.
Team Core AI reviews $40 $40
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.
Key features
- Auto-approval of low-risk PRs and a merge confidence score from 1 to 5
- Rules written in plain English plus rules learned from senior engineers' past comments
- Context beyond the diff that flags breakage in another repository
- Team plan includes 40,000 reviewed lines per developer and 5 custom review agents
- CLI review before push using the same rules
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: Auto-approvals help teams that drown in small dependency and copy PRs
- Strength: Jira, Linear and Asana integrations on Team
- Strength: Coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor can pick up cubic's comments
- Weakness: Team at $40 per developer is the highest entry seat price here
- Weakness: Codebase scans start on Pro at $99 per developer and cover 3 repos
- Weakness: Review volume is capped by reviewed lines per developer
Key facts
- Cheapest paid plan: Team, $40 per developer a month
- Included review volume: 40,000 reviewed lines per developer on Team
- Yearly discount: 20%
Where it ranks
cubic is No. 8 in our Best AI Code Review Tools verdict.
Alternatives we scored
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