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ast-grep vs Chroma

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ast-grepCode Search Tools
FreePublished price
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ChromaDatabase Tools
$0.33/GiB/monthPublished price
ast-grep logo
ast-grep
Code Search Tools

Fast and polyglot tool for code structural search, lint, rewriting at large scale

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Chroma
Database Tools

The open-source embedding database.

Overview
CategoryCode Search ToolsDatabase Tools
What it isPolyglot code search tool using AST for pattern-based search and rewriting with tree-sitter.Chroma is an open-source embedding database designed for building AI applications with LLMs, providing the simplest way to store, search, and retrieve embeddings for RAG and semantic search.
Pricing
Published priceFree
ast-grep is MIT-licensed open-source software with no paid or cloud tier. Free for personal and commercial use; distributed via npm, pip, cargo, Homebrew, Scoop and others. No sub…
$0.33/GiB/month
Chroma prices hosted usage publicly: storage is $0.33/GiB/month, writes are $2.50/GiB, queries are $0.0075/TiB, network is $0.09/GiB, and Team adds $250/month plus usage. Free cre…
Pricing modelFreeUsage-based
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · Free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20222022
Team size1-10 employees11-50 employees
HeadquartersWorldwideSan Francisco, California
Featured clientsNot availableLangChain users, LlamaIndex users, AI startups

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