HeyDeer vs Qodo
Qodo meters reviews in credits, about $1.67 per review by its own estimate, and Pro Team supports up to 30 users. A HeyDeer Standard review is estimated at $0.30–$0.70. For 100 PRs a month, that’s $14 on HeyDeer and $167 on Qodo.
Higher precision than Qodo on ReviewBench
Read the post| Reviewer | Precision | Measured |
|---|---|---|
| HeyDeer | 99.0% | |
| Qodo | 95.3% |
Pricing at a glance
| Topic | HeyDeer | Qodo |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | One workspace plan with shared credits | A monthly credit pack shared by the team, then overage at the same rate |
| Cost per review | $0.30–$0.70 estimated for Standard at the add-on rate | About $1.67 per review, from Qodo’s estimate of 144 reviews per 20,000 credits |
| Developers | Unlimited, no seat fees | Up to 30 users on Pro Team; Enterprise above that |
| Extra usage | Add-on credits from $5 for 500, valid for 12 months | Overage at the same credit price; credits expire at the end of each month |
What the same workload costs
Each developer opens 10 PRs a month, and each PR is reviewed once.
| PRs a month | HeyDeer | Qodo |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | $6Free + add-on credits | $50 |
| 50 | $9Starter | $83 |
| 100 | $14Starter + add-on credits | $167 |
| 250 | $39Pro | $417 |
| 500 | $66Pro + add-on credits | Enterprise, custom pricing |
HeyDeer on the cheapest plan for the credits, at our calculator’s Standard estimate for a PR with up to 200 changed lines and a few repository checks. Qodo Pro Team at its published credit price and review estimate. USD list prices before tax. Estimate your own workload
Frontier review quality
HeyDeer reviews with frontier models. Each change is examined from independent perspectives, and every finding is checked against your code before it’s posted.
Our evaluationWhat 6,000+ review runs taught us about useful feedback6,132 review runs on our own pull requests, scored on findings worth fixing, minus false positives.Why teams switch from Qodo to HeyDeer
- Lower cost per review. At the add-on rate, a Standard review is estimated at $0.30–$0.70, against the $1.67 average for Qodo. Monthly plans include credits.
- Unlimited developers. Every HeyDeer plan includes unlimited developers and repositories. Qodo Pro Team supports up to 30 users.
- Credits that keep. Add-on credits stay valid for 12 months, so a quiet month doesn’t waste them. Qodo credits expire at the end of each monthly cycle.
How HeyDeer reviews a pull request
HeyDeer installs as a GitHub App and reviews each pull request against the whole repository, not just the diff. It checks every finding against the code before posting it, so each comment explains what’s wrong, what it causes and an exact change you can commit.
Each review rates the pull request low, medium or high risk and reports a HeyDeer Review check you can require before merging. When you choose findings to fix, HeyDeer runs your tests in a sandbox and opens a fix pull request, and Autopilot can keep fixing and re-reviewing until the pull request is ready to merge.
Teams teach it their rules with REVIEW.md, AGENTS.md and repository checks in .agents/checks. Each check gets a reviewer of its own and runs on every pull request that changes the files it covers.
Switching from Qodo to HeyDeer
You don’t have to switch at once. Install the HeyDeer GitHub App on a few repositories and run it next to Qodo on the same pull requests. To keep the trial quiet, turn off the GitHub check and review comments: reviews still run, and results appear only in HeyDeer.
Compare useful findings, false positives and the time your team spends checking them, then the actual charge for the same work. Our evaluation guide includes a worksheet for this.
A REVIEW.md written for Claude Code Review works in HeyDeer as it is, and the AGENTS.md your coding agents follow is the same file HeyDeer reviews against.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Qodo cost compared with HeyDeer?
Qodo meters reviews in credits, about $1.67 per review by its own estimate, and Pro Team supports up to 30 users. A HeyDeer Standard review is estimated at $0.30–$0.70. For 100 PRs a month, that’s $14 on HeyDeer and $167 on Qodo.
What are the main differences between HeyDeer and Qodo?
How you pay: HeyDeer, One workspace plan with shared credits; Qodo, A monthly credit pack shared by the team, then overage at the same rate. Cost per review: HeyDeer, $0.30–$0.70 estimated for Standard at the add-on rate; Qodo, About $1.67 per review, from Qodo’s estimate of 144 reviews per 20,000 credits. Developers: HeyDeer, Unlimited, no seat fees; Qodo, Up to 30 users on Pro Team; Enterprise above that. Extra usage: HeyDeer, Add-on credits from $5 for 500, valid for 12 months; Qodo, Overage at the same credit price; credits expire at the end of each month. Qodo Pro Team at its published credit price and review estimate.
Why choose HeyDeer over Qodo?
Lower cost per review. At the add-on rate, a Standard review is estimated at $0.30–$0.70, against the $1.67 average for Qodo. Monthly plans include credits. Unlimited developers. Every HeyDeer plan includes unlimited developers and repositories. Qodo Pro Team supports up to 30 users. Credits that keep. Add-on credits stay valid for 12 months, so a quiet month doesn’t waste them. Qodo credits expire at the end of each monthly cycle.
Is HeyDeer more accurate than Qodo?
On ReviewBench, GitHub’s open benchmark for AI code review, HeyDeer’s precision is 99.0% and Qodo’s is 95.3% in the default high-severity view.
Does HeyDeer charge per seat?
No seat fees. Every plan includes unlimited developers and repositories, so adding a developer adds no seat charge.
Does HeyDeer store my code?
No. Every review runs on a temporary clone that’s discarded when the work ends, and HeyDeer never uses your code to train AI models.
Which Git platforms does HeyDeer work with?
GitHub, for organizations and personal accounts. HeyDeer installs as a GitHub App on the repositories you choose.
Can I try HeyDeer for free?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 credits in the first month, then 300 each month, with unlimited developers and no credit card.
