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Baidu Comate

Baidu Comate

Baidu's multimodal AI IDE with design-to-code and multi-agent collaboration

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Score Breakdown

6.0
7.4
8.5
Code Quality & Accuracy 7.4
6.0 7.6 8.5
Context Understanding 7.4
6.0 7.3 8.8
Multi-file Editing 7.2
6.5 7.0 8.2
Speed & Performance 7.4
6.0 7.7 8.5
Pricing Value 8.3
8.5 7.0 9.3
Ease of Use 6.9
5.5 7.1 8.0
Model Flexibility 4.5
2.0 5.5 6.0
Extension Ecosystem 6.7
5.5 7.2 7.5

Judge Opinions

Claude Opus 6.0

"Baidu Comate ships ambitious features including the Zulu autonomous agent, multimodal Figma-to-code conversion, and broad IDE support across 6+ editors, with internal adoption reportedly generating 43-45% of Baidu's new code. However, there are zero independent benchmark results (SWE-bench, HumanEval, etc.) to verify quality claims, and the tool is firmly locked to Baidu's ERNIE model ecosystem with minimal English documentation."

+ Zulu agent automates end-to-end programming from natural language requirements including environment setup, dependency management, and error self-repair
+ Multimodal Figma-to-code conversion reportedly achieves over 80% design fidelity
+ Broadest IDE support among Chinese coding tools: VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Xcode, Eclipse, and a standalone AI IDE
+ Free basic tier for individual developers with competitive enterprise pricing for the Chinese market
- No independent benchmark results exist — all quality claims are self-reported by Baidu without third-party verification
- Completely locked to Baidu's ERNIE model ecosystem with no support for external LLM providers
- English documentation and international community support are minimal, making adoption difficult outside China
- Data transmission of active code files for inference raises privacy concerns, particularly for enterprise users outside Baidu's infrastructure
GPT-5.2 7.4

"Baidu Comate is an IDE-centric coding assistant that offers completion, chat-based edits, and agent-style workflows, with both extensions and a standalone Comate IDE. It has solid day-to-day productivity features and integration options for connecting external tools, but it’s a more region- and account-dependent ecosystem where pricing, quotas, and language support can be harder to evaluate at a glance."

+ Supports common editor workflows (completion + chat edits) alongside a dedicated Comate IDE option
+ Agent-style capabilities for multi-step tasks like feature scaffolding and refactors
+ Integration options to connect external tools and internal services
+ Enterprise-oriented options (management, private deployment paths) for larger organizations
+ Works well for iterative coding: propose changes, review diffs, then apply
- Pricing and quotas can be difficult to interpret quickly (some official pricing details are image-based)
- Model flexibility is limited versus tools that let you freely swap providers and backends
- Account and region requirements can add friction for global teams
- Multi-file automation still needs careful review to avoid inconsistent edits across a repo
Gemini 3 8.5

"Baidu Comate is a feature-rich AI IDE extension driven by the Ernie (Wenxin) model family. It distinguishes itself with multimodal 'design-to-code' capabilities and a multi-agent engine that decomposes complex tasks. With support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and enterprise-grade private deployment, it offers a sophisticated alternative to Western tools, particularly for frontend workflows engaging with visual designs."

+ Multimodal input allows generating code directly from UI designs/images
+ Multi-agent architecture decomposes complex tasks into sub-tasks
+ Supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) for tool extensibility
+ Strong enterprise features including private deployment and knowledge base RAG
- Heavily tailored to the Chinese market ecosystem
- Code generation quality tied to Ernie model performance
- Docs and community support primarily in Chinese

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"Developers wanting multimodal design-to-code workflows powered by Baidu's ERNIE model"