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ContextStream vs Elbow

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ContextStream compared with Elbow
DetailContextStream logo ContextStreamElbow logo Elbow
What it doesShared project context for AI coding agents More intelligence per engineer
StageStartup Not given
Founded2024 Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingStarter: Free with 10,000 credits every month, 1 user, up to 15 projects. Pro: $19/month with 25,000 credits every month, 1 user, unlimited projects. Elite: $49/month with 100,000 credits every month, 1 user, unlimited projects. Team: $79/user/month with 200,000 credits per seat pooled, 3+ users, $2 Not given
Key features
  • Hosted code search with indexing and dependency graphs
  • Save and retrieve project decisions with reasoning
  • Record lessons from past work to guide future tasks
  • Plans, runbooks, and handoffs for agent coordination
  • MCP integration with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Grok
  • Change impact analysis and code health metrics
  • Team collaboration with shared workspaces
  • Privacy controls and access permissions
  • ContextCode CLI and VS Code extension
  • Knowledge Atlas to explore code and project connections
  • Works with Claude Code, Codex, Conductor, T3 Code
  • Fast, Balanced and Thinking modes with automatic optimization
  • Monthly budgets for organization, teams and individuals
  • Alerts at 80% and 100% budget by email and Slack
  • Spend tracking by repository, team and session
  • Session history with steps, duration and cost
  • Failover between providers when one slows down
  • Audit log and device management
  • Self-updating CLI for engineers
  • Transcript control and compliance options
What makes it different
  • Switch agents without re-explaining the project
  • Decisions and lessons carry over across sessions and tools
  • Full-featured free plan with 10,000 monthly credits
  • High code recall (99.38%) and memory accuracy (91.4%)
  • Evidence-based answers with source attribution
  • Four times the work per dollar compared to Opus 5.5
  • Engineers keep their existing tools, prompts and settings
  • Intelligent cost optimization that picks thinking mode for each step
  • Complete visibility into team AI spending and usage
  • Engineers never hold provider keys, reducing security risk
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)32 +2 (up) since last check3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)50
Citation Flow (Majestic)3612
Referring domains (Majestic)1091

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