AI Assistant · France (FR)
Poolside
Foundation models for software engineering
The switch
GitHub Copilot→Poolsidealso replaces Cursor
About
Poolside builds frontier AI models specialized in software engineering, with deployments inside customer VPCs to keep code private. Founded in Paris and led by ex-GitHub CTO Jason Warner.
Why we recommend it
- Models trained specifically for code
- In-VPC/on-prem deployment
- EU-headquartered (Paris)
- No training on customer code
Compare head-to-head
Poolside vs the US incumbents
GitHub Copilot vs Poolside
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Cursor vs Poolside
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