Can I vibecode AdaL?
KINDA · weekend projectThe core loop is genuinely reachable: open-source agents already route across model families, run tools, and edit repos, and a weekend of wiring gets you a personal version. What does not fall out of a weekend is the harness around the model, which is where AdaL claims its numbers come from, plus browser-based verification, clustered code review, and the team controls. You end up with an agent that works and a noticeably worse recovery rate on long tasks.
Build me a multi-model coding agent CLI to replace AdaL, in an empty folder. Stack: Python 3.12, one file per module, no framework. - Providers: Anthropic, OpenAI and Google, behind a single `chat(model, messages, tools)` function. Keys from .env via python-dotenv, never hardcoded. A `--model` flag switches families mid-session without restarting. - Tools the agent can call: read_file, write_file, list_dir, run_shell, run_tests. run_shell prints the command and waits for y/n unless I pass --yolo. - An orchestrator loop: a planner call splits my request into numbered steps, then each step runs as a fresh sub-agent with its own context window and only the tools it needs. Sub-agent results append to a shared markdown scratchpad on disk. - Persist every session as JSONL under .agent/sessions/ so I can replay or resume. A `--resume <id>` flag reloads the scratchpad and continues. - After any step that edits files, automatically run the test command from pyproject.toml and feed failures back to the same sub-agent for one retry. - Print a running token and dollar total per provider at the end of every turn. - Out of scope, deliberately: browser automation, a GUI, team accounts, and any hosted service. Those are the parts the subscription is actually selling. - README: setup, the .env template, how to add a fourth provider, and one honest paragraph on where this loses to a tuned commercial harness on long tasks.
$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter) or copy it raw
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Because the gap between an agent that runs and an agent that finishes is mostly unglamorous harness work, and nobody wants to maintain it on a weekend. The flat subscription across every frontier model is the other half: DIY means holding API accounts with six vendors and watching the meter on every long run.
xharness tuning: the planning, recovery and verification work that separates a demo agent from one that finishes long tasks
xbrowser-use verification of the app you just changed
xreview clustering that groups a large diff into risk-ranked units
xone bill across every frontier provider instead of six metered API accounts
xSSO, SAML/SCIM, zero data retention and org-level model deny lists
Don't feel like building it? These folks already made it free.
OpenCodeA terminal coding agent with no loyalty to any model vendor; you still pay the meter.open source↗
ClineAn agent that lives in the editor you already use; the model bill is still yours.open source↗
GooseA desktop and terminal agent with real extension support, and no pretence that the model is free.open source↗all 3 free alternatives to AdaL →· no votes, no pay-to-list · just what's real
AdaL pricing
| plan | monthly | annual (per mo) | what you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| free 7-day access | $0 | — | Full access for the first week only; the published page states no numeric usage cap for the trial. |
| pro | $20 | $16.60 | Standard usage, positioned for short coding sprints in small codebases; no published numeric token or request allowance. |
| max | $100 | $83 | Described as 5x usage relative to Pro; the base unit behind the multiplier is not published. |
| max+ | $200 | $166 | Described as 20x usage relative to Pro, with the widest model access. |
| teams & enterprise | custom | — | Up to 150 seats, custom usage limits, SSO, SAML/SCIM, zero data retention, org-level model and autonomy controls. Price is quote-only. |
free tierno free tier, only a 7-day trial
billingmonthly + annual for self-serve plans, annual advertised at 17% off; Teams and Enterprise are custom-quoted
hidden costsModel inference is included in the subscription rather than billed per token, so the usage multipliers between Pro, Max and Max+ are the real cost lever and are not expressed in published numeric limits.
verified 2026-08-14 · source ↗
Is AdaL free?
There is no permanently free plan; new accounts get 7 days of free access and then have to pick a paid tier. Paid is Pro at $20/mo (checked 2026-08-14).
Can I vibecode AdaL?
Kinda. The core of AdaL is buildable in a weekend with the prompt on this page, but there are real gaps: harness tuning: the planning, recovery and verification work that separates a demo agent from one that finishes long tasks, browser-use verification of the app you just changed. Read the honest list above before committing.
How much does AdaL cost?
AdaL costs about $20/month (Pro, checked 2026-08-14), which is $240 per year.
What do I lose by replacing AdaL?
Honestly: harness tuning: the planning, recovery and verification work that separates a demo agent from one that finishes long tasks; browser-use verification of the app you just changed; review clustering that groups a large diff into risk-ranked units; one bill across every frontier provider instead of six metered API accounts; SSO, SAML/SCIM, zero data retention and org-level model deny lists. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to AdaL?
Yes: OpenCode (A terminal coding agent with no loyalty to any model vendor; you still pay the meter.) Cline (An agent that lives in the editor you already use; the model bill is still yours.) Goose (A desktop and terminal agent with real extension support, and no pretence that the model is free.) All 3 curated free alternatives are at canivibecodeit.com/adal/alternatives. The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.