IBM Bob
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Plans and prices
From IBM Bob's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Trial | — | 30 days · 50 Bobcoins |
| Pro | $20 a month | 50 Bobcoins · billed monthly |
| Pro+ | $60 a month | 180 Bobcoins · billed monthly |
| Ultra | $200 a month | 1000 Bobcoins · billed monthly |
| Java Modernization | $20 a month | Java modernization workflows · Upgrade Java versions 8 through 25 · Architecture and dependency analysis · OSV vulnerability detection · billed monthly |
| IBM i | $40 a month | Connect to an IBM i server · Read, write, test, and compile code · RPG, SQL, DDS, and modernization workflows · billed monthly |
| IBM Z | — | Enterprise-only · COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, and Java modernization · Metadata-scanned enterprise code context |
The facts
Each one read from IBM Bob's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Chat assistance
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Codebase indexing
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Code completion
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Coding agent
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported IDEs
- IBM Bob IDEchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Terminal access
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1911checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Armonk, New York, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
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