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Ara

Autonomous software engineer for GitHub — turns bugs into fixed, reviewed, and merged PRs

ara.so

Verified API available Free tier

Quick facts
What is it	Autonomous software engineer for GitHub — turns bugs into fixed, reviewed, and merged PRs
Pricing	Freemium — from $120/mo
Free tier	Yes
Platform	Web Application
API	Yes
Best for	automatically fixing GitHub issues and flaky tests, refactoring code and running test suites
Domain registered	2025

Data updated Aug. 1, 2026

What does Ara do?

Ara is an AI-powered tool that acts as an autonomous software engineer for your GitHub repositories. It handles the entire engineering loop: from detecting a bug signal (like a failed CI check or user report) to scoping the issue, creating an isolated environment, implementing a fix using any AI model you provide, running tests, reviewing the PR, and finally merging it — even updating the wiki and memory for future runs. It's not a single coding bot; it's a control system for the whole software development lifecycle.

Ara is model-agnostic. You bring your own API keys for models like Codex, Claude, or local models, and it routes different tasks (coding, reasoning, review) to the best model for cost, speed, and quality. Runs execute in isolated, ephemeral cloud workspaces, producing durable transcripts, artifacts, and branches. Sandbox guardrails protect filesystem and network access, and you can use your own subscription. It integrates with Slack, Linear, Jira, PostHog, Sentry, and Supabase for signal detection.

Engineering teams tired of manual bug triage, refactoring, and PR review cycles benefit most. It's ideal for companies that want to automate repetitive engineering tasks without giving up control — sensitive actions require your review. Real-world use cases include automatically fixing flaky tests, responding to Sentry errors, performing code refactoring with model-optimized reasoning, and keeping repository documentation up to date.

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Key features

What makes it stand out

Routes coding, reasoning, and review tasks across different AI models to optimize cost and speed

Runs in isolated, ephemeral cloud workspaces with full transcripts, artifacts, and branches

Covers the full SDLC: signal detection, issue creation, fix implementation, verification, PR review, merge, and wiki update

Sandbox execution with filesystem and network guardrails for data protection

Works with your own API keys and subscriptions — bring your own model or use your existing ChatGPT subscription

Who is Ara for?

Who benefits most from this tool

automatically fixing GitHub issues and flaky tests

refactoring code and running test suites

creating pull requests and updating documentation

Pricing

Free tier available — start without a credit card

Hobby

Free

1,200 minutes of human-initiated workspace usage (one-time)
1,200 minutes of API + automation usage (one-time)
Automations limited to 2
Warm pools and warm hooks
Up to 3 repositories
Up to 5 environments

Developer

$120.0/month

Unlimited human-initiated workspaces
5,000 included automation/API minutes per month
Up to 10 repositories
Up to 15 environments
Up to 5 automations
Warm pools and warm hooks
API access

Team

$300.0/month

Unlimited human-initiated workspaces
15,000 included automation/API minutes per month
Unlimited repositories
Unlimited automations
Higher API rate limits
Warm pools and warm hooks
Auto-upgraded sandbox resources
Shared Slack support channel
Implementation support

Enterprise

Custom

Unlimited usage
Unlimited automations
Custom API rates
Custom rate limits
Custom warm hooks and pools
Shared Slack support channel
SOC 2
Custom sandbox resources
Custom volume

Trust & presence

Domain Domain registered 2025

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