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Engineering Corpus vs modelmile

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Engineering Corpus compared with modelmile
DetailEngineering Corpus logo Engineering Corpusmodelmile logo modelmile
What it doesCoding agents that cite open-source prior art Claude Code plugin that automatically selects the optimal model and effort level for each message to reduce costs
StageMVP Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given MA
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingOpen source engine (MIT); hosted service is paid Free plan: 22 messages. Starter: $6/month for 150 messages (4¢ per message). Pro: $19/month for 1,200 messages (1.58¢ per message). Team Finance: $49/month for 3,500 messages (1.40¢ per message). Max XL: $99/month for 8,000 messages (1.24¢ per message). Top-ups: $0.01 per message with subscription (
Key features
  • Cites open-source code at specific commits with exact line numbers
  • Prior-art briefs showing how projects solved the same problem
  • Automated license classification and verdicts
  • Semantic search using embedding model and BM25
  • Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients
  • Runs locally on your machine under MIT license
  • Receipt with repo, commit, lines and license class
  • Automatic model and effort selection based on task type
  • Local analysis with no data sent to servers
  • Local log showing all decisions with reasons
  • Pause and resume commands for manual control
  • View plugin state and decision history with commands
What makes it different
  • Only tool that automatically cites exact lines and commits from real open-source projects
  • Eliminates hallucinated code by searching real open-source implementations
  • Handles license compliance automatically in every report
  • Runs entirely on your machine with no telemetry or analytics
  • Open-source engine with MIT license; paid hosted service option
  • Reduces Claude Code bill by 65% without changing how you work
  • Haiku costs forty times less than Opus for the same quality
  • Every decision is recorded and auditable in a local log
  • Respects manual model choices and gives full user control
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)4 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)80
Referring domains (Majestic)10

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