The Dosu Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Dosu in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Dosu
The Insider’s Guide
Shared knowledge layer that keeps docs and coding agents in sync
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI agents, read from Dosu’s own pages.
Made by Dosu · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Dosu’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Dosu’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 123 of the 178 other AI agents we grade
Dosu captures what a team and its coding agents learn and turns it into documentation and a shared knowledge base. It updates docs as code changes, generates docs on request, syncs existing documentation, and exposes the knowledge to coding agents through an MCP server and a command-line tool.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Dosu, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You connect repositories and knowledge sources before it does anything.
- 1
Best for docs that update as your code changes
Dosu keeps documentation and a shared knowledge base up to date from your code and your coding agents.
- 2
Paid plans start at $16 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront).
- 3
There is a free plan
200 credits a month, public repositories only.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Self-documenting pull requests
Documentation is updated when the code it describes changes.
- 6
Doc generation and sync
Dosu writes docs from a description you give it and can connect to existing documentation to maintain it in place.
- 7
Shared knowledge for agents
Coding agents connect over MCP and contribute what they learn, so other agents reuse it instead of re-discovering it.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 123 of 178
That is against the other AI agents we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Dosu you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Dosu at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Dosu
- Category
- AI Agents
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for docs that update as your code changes
Dosu keeps documentation and a shared knowledge base up to date from your code and your coding agents. The free plan is public repositories only with 200 credits a month, and private repositories need Pro at $16 a month billed yearly.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Pro is $16 a month on yearly billing ($192 upfront), under the category's $19.99 cheaper-quarter start. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free gives 200 credits a month but only on public repositories, so private code means paying. |
| Features | C | Self-updating pull-request docs, doc generation, an MCP server and chat. Linear and custom integrations are Enterprise only, and extra credits have no published price. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. You connect repositories and knowledge sources before it does anything. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web product with GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda links plus an MCP server and CLI. No desktop or phone app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Dosu is for
- Fits if your team wants docs that follow code changes in GitHub or GitLab
- Works for open-source maintainers, since public repositories are free
Who it is not for
- Tight if your code is private: the free plan covers public repositories only
- Pricey if you pay monthly, because the $16 price is the yearly rate and $192 is charged upfront
- Skip it if you rely on Linear, which is an Enterprise integration
- Watch out: extra credits can be added on Pro but their price is not published
- Watch out: the Pro trial length is not stated
Good to know
Good for
- Open-source maintainers on public repositories, using the free plan
- Engineering teams that want docs to track code changes
- Teams running several coding agents that should share context
Worth knowing
- The Free plan is limited to public repositories and 200 credits a month.
- The $16 Pro price is shown on the annual setting, as $192 billed upfront; the monthly-billing price was not readable.
- Linear and custom integrations are Enterprise only; Pro covers Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda.
- Extra credits can be added on Pro, but the page does not give their price.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$16
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Dosu has a free plan. Paid plans start at $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront).
Free
$0
200 credits a month, public repositories only, self-documenting PRs, doc generation, MCP server and web chat.
Pro
$16
per month, billed annually ($192 upfront)
4,000 credits a month, private repositories, private knowledge bases, Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda, analytics.
Enterprise
Custom
Credits as needed, SSO and custom RBAC, audit logs, Linear and custom integrations, Slack support.
The free plan
200 credits a month, public repositories only.
Trying it first
Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page
Read from dosu.dev on Nov 13, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Shared knowledge layer that keeps docs and coding agents in sync. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, chat assistant, wiki, AI agents.
Self-updating pull-request docs, doc generation, an MCP server and chat.
- Self-documenting pull requests
- Documentation is updated when the code it describes changes.
- Doc generation and sync
- Dosu writes docs from a description you give it and can connect to existing documentation to maintain it in place.
- Shared knowledge for agents
- Coding agents connect over MCP and contribute what they learn, so other agents reuse it instead of re-discovering it.
- Source integrations
- GitHub and GitLab repositories on all plans, and Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda on Pro and above.
- Observability and analytics
- Pro adds views of what the team is working on and what Dosu's contribution has been.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Slack
- Confluence
- Notion
- Coda
- Linear
Dosu is made by Dosu.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
123/178
Other AI agents it is graded above
Dosu's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 123 of the 178 other AI agents we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 135 of 178) and worst on features (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $16 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 7 of the 98 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 179 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. Dosu’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 135 of 178
- CFree plan and trialAbove 64 of 178
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 178
- CEase of useAbove 36 of 178
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 47 of 178
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 109 AI agents. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Dosu is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Dosu you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 123 of the 178 other AI agents we grade. It costs $192 a year.
What you could make
- Wiki: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- It plugs into other products, GitHub, GitLab and Slack among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Dosu’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Mem0, Cosine, Factory, OpenHands and Letta
The 5 tools Dosu is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Mem0
Free plan
Memory layer that lets AI agents remember across sessions.
- Mem0 is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Dosu also covers chat assistant and wiki.
- 1.8GPA
Cosine
From $19/mo
Coding agent for terminal, desktop and cloud, with sovereign models.
- Dosu has a free plan. Cosine does not.
- Only Cosine lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Dosu also covers chat assistant and wiki.
- 2.6GPA
Factory
Free plan · from $20/mo
Coding agents called Droids for desktop, terminal and web.
- Only Factory lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Dosu also covers chat assistant and wiki.
- Factory also covers workflow automation.
- 2.4GPA
OpenHands
Free plan · from $500/mo
Open-source platform for AI coding agents and automations.
- OpenHands is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Dosu also covers chat assistant and wiki.
- OpenHands also covers workflow automation.
- 2.0GPA
Letta
Free plan · from $20/mo
Stateful agents with long-term memory, from the MemGPT team.
- Letta is open source, according to its own site.
- Dosu also covers chat assistant and wiki.
- Letta also covers workflow automation.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Dosu free?
Dosu has a free plan. 200 credits a month, public repositories only.
How much does Dosu cost?
Dosu lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Dosu work on?
Dosu is available on Web.
Does Dosu have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Dosu is listed for Web.
Does Dosu have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Dosu is listed for Web.
Is Dosu open source?
Dosu is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Dosu have an API?
Yes. Dosu offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Dosu integrate with?
Dosu's listing names GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Confluence, Notion, Coda and Linear.
Does Dosu have a free trial?
Yes. Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page.
Who makes Dosu?
Dosu is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Dosu?
The closest alternatives to Dosu in our directory are Mem0, Cosine, Factory, OpenHands and Letta.
How does Dosu compare with other AI agents?
Dosu's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 123 of the 178 other AI agents we grade, and level with 15.
Is Dosu good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Dosu B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $16 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 7 of the 98 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Dosu?
To replace Dosu you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Dosu’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Dosu's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Dosu. Prices change, so check dosu.dev before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Dosu, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/dosu
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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