Graphite
Stacked diffs, a merge queue, and an AI reviewer for GitHub
Overview
A developer-velocity platform built on stacked pull requests, a fast merge queue, and an AI reviewer (Diamond, now folding into Graphite Agent) that flags bugs before merge. GitHub-centric.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 13 Jul 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
- Stacked-PR CLI
- VS Code extension
- Limited AI reviews
- All org repositories
- Team insights
- Stacking
- Unlimited Graphite Agent
- Merge queue
- Review customizations
- Automations
- Advanced controls
- Security features
- Priority support
What you can produce with Graphite
- Stacked pull requests via the gt CLI
- Fast merge queue
- Graphite Agent AI reviewer (formerly Diamond) on every PR
- VS Code extension and code-review dashboard
- Review customizations and automations (Team tier)
- Team insights and metrics
- npm and Homebrew CLI install
ASEAN Perspective
Graphite in Southeast Asia
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Graphite bets that the workflow, not just the AI, is the product. Its foundation is stacked diffs: a chain of small dependent PRs you keep working on while earlier ones are still in review, backed by a fast merge queue and a well-built CLI (gt) plus VS Code extension. On top sits Diamond, the AI reviewer that flags bugs and style issues on every PR, now being unified with Chat into a single "Graphite Agent" after the company's $52M Series B.
The honest caveats matter. Stacked PRs are a team-wide habit change, not a drop-in, and you only get the payoff if everyone adopts them. It is GitHub-only, no GitLab or Bitbucket parity, and seat pricing at $40/user/month on the Team tier adds up for larger orgs. The AI reviewer occasionally surfaces noise. Strong fit for high-volume GitHub teams comfortable with trunk-based, incremental review; overkill for small teams shipping few PRs.
What people say
Graphite has two things going on at once: a workflow tool for stacked pull requests, and, since a $52M Series B, a growing AI code-review play. The stacking model is the older half. Using the gt CLI, developers break large tasks into chains of small dependent PRs, each testable, reviewable, and mergeable on its own, so you can keep building on PR #3 while #1 and #2 are still under review. DEV Community and Tower coverage treat this as the genuine differentiator versus plain GitHub.
Diamond, launched alongside the Series B, is the AI reviewer that comments on every PR with bug and style flags. In 2026 Graphite announced it is retiring the Diamond name and merging the reviewer with its Chat feature into one "Graphite Agent," so buyers evaluating it should expect that rebrand. Reviews position Diamond/Graphite Agent competitively against CodeRabbit and Greptile, with the usual AI-reviewer caveat that it occasionally surfaces noise and should complement human review.
What reviewers praise: a polished CLI and VS Code workflow, quick onboarding for anyone comfortable with git, the merge queue, and team insights. The consistent pushback is that stacked PRs are a workflow change the whole team has to buy into, adopt it halfway and the value evaporates. It is also GitHub-centric, with no GitLab or Bitbucket parity, which rules out non-GitHub shops.
Pricing for 2026: a free Hobby tier with the CLI, VS Code extension, and limited Graphite Agent and AI reviews; Starter at $20 per user per month (billed annually) covering all org repos and team insights; Team at $40 per user per month, the plan reviewers flag as most popular, adding unlimited Graphite Agent, unlimited AI reviews, review customizations, automations, and the merge queue; and custom Enterprise pricing with advanced security and controls. Seat costs are the main affordability complaint for larger orgs.
The CLI is npm- and Homebrew-installable, but note that the standalone graphite-cli GitHub repository is no longer publicly available. There is no ASEAN-specific tooling; as an English-language cloud SaaS it works fine regionally. Net read from reviewers: the most polished stacked-diff experience available, with AI review maturing on top, best suited to teams that push high PR volume.
Summary of public user & expert reviews, compiled by RECATOOLS.
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