Budget Mode runs Macroscope's bug detection at $0.025 per KB of diff.You can review every pull request instead of rationing reviews to the risky ones.
Start with $100 in free usage.
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Macroscope Detection ModeBudget Mode’s median review time was 56 seconds in our internal benchmark.
Accelerated illustration, not a live review. Performance is from Macroscope’s internal benchmark of thousands of real-world bugs; actual results may vary. All modes bill a minimum of 10 KB per review.
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Check the real workload comparison and use our price calculator to plan your own usage.
A real workload: one month of Macroscope’s own review activity, priced across five different options.
| Tool & pricing model | 30-day total | Per review | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macroscope Budget$0.025/KB · no per-seat fees | $3,107.53 | $0.42 | |
 CodeRabbit Essentials$30/seat + file overages | $5,322.25 | $0.71 | |
| CodeRabbit Team (legacy limits)$60/seat + file overages | $5,081.75 | $0.68 | |
 Greptile Pro$30/seat + credit overages | $7,044.00 | $0.95 | |
 Cursor Bugbot~$1.20/review | $8,937.60 | $1.20 |
Totals are cost simulator estimates, not vendor invoices.
Vendor rates verified against public documentation on September 4, 2026.
Monthly estimate assumes every review has the selected diff size. Count repeat reviews after new pushes, not just unique PRs. Trial credits are not deducted.
Every review bills a 10 KB floor. At this size, Budget saves $0.48 against the Balanced default and $3.33 against Ultra.
Start with $100 in free usage.
Install Macroscope and select Budget Mode.
In Settings → Repos, set Detection Mode to Budget. Every review in that repo uses it until you change it. The out-of-the-box default is Balanced.
In Settings → Personal, pin a mode to your own pull requests. When unset, the PR's repository mode is used.
Add macroscope-budget to the pull request and all subsequent pushes use it. Labels are matched on the mode they resolve to, so aliases and casings of one mode are fine; a label naming a different mode is ambiguous and skips the correctness check for that PR, though approvability and Check Run Agents still run.
Mention @macroscope-app in an issue comment — for example “@macroscope-app do a budget review” — to pick a mode for one review.
Budget Mode makes routine AI code review fast and affordable: $0.025 per KB of diff reviewed, with no per-seat fees or subscription. The 10 KB minimum means reviews start at $0.25; a 19 KB review costs about $0.48.
