Code Assistant Freemium
Poolside
Poolside builds highly capable AI foundation models and agentic systems for software engineering, enabling secure, autonomous code development for enterprises.
5/10 MegaOne Score
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Category Code Assistant
Model Freemium
Company Poolside
Team Size 349
Total Funding $626M
About Poolside
Poolside is a frontier AI lab that develops specialized foundation models and agentic systems for software engineering. These models are trained from scratch on high-quality software data using reinforcement learning, enabling long-horizon reasoning and autonomous agent behavior. The platform offers production-grade single and multi-agent systems with enterprise-first design for secure, on-premise, VPC, or workstation deployment, ensuring data privacy and auditability.
Why We Scored It 5/10
5/10
Despite massive $626M funding, Poolside faces significant challenges with the collapsed CoreWeave partnership and fundraising struggles in 2026. While their open-source Laguna XS.2 model shows technical merit, the niche position and operational difficulties prevent higher scoring.
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