Codebuff is a bit simpler and requires less input from the user since you just chat and it does multi-file edits/runs commands. It's also more powerful since it pulls more files as context.

I think you just need to try it to see the difference. You can feel how much easier it is haha.

We don't store your codebase, and have a similar policy to Cursor, in that our server is mostly a thin wrapper that forwards requests to LLM providers.

The PearAI debacle is another story, but mostly they copied the open source project Continue.dev without giving proper attribution.