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Codag

Active · The AI gateway for cheaper, faster, permissioned agents.

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Competitors

AIQuotient LabsShared: token spend, tool call, outputYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIConiferShared: token spend, model, providerYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIWozShared: reduces token, cheaper, agentYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIKeystrokeShared: internal agentYC W24Salt Lake CityStartup →
Companies closest to Codag
Company
Quotient LabsShared: token spend, tool call, outputYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
ConiferShared: token spend, model, providerYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
WozShared: reduces token, cheaper, agentYC W25ActiveAI
KeystrokeShared: internal agentYC W24ActiveAI, Data, Devtools

Adjacent

AIFlamecastShared: gateway, agentSPC 2025San FranciscoStartup →AICompresrShared: compresses, agent, tokenYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIRespanShared: gateway, agent, tokenYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIRepromptShared: internal agentYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIAirbyteShared: tool call, agent, tokenYC W20San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Codag
Company
FlamecastShared: gateway, agentSPC 2025Not statedAI, Devtools
CompresrShared: compresses, agent, tokenYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
RespanShared: gateway, agent, tokenYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools
RepromptShared: internal agentYC W24ActiveAI
AirbyteShared: tool call, agent, tokenYC W20ActiveAI, Data, Devtools

Also from S26 in AI

All of S26
AIAgnost AIWe find where AI agents fail, then train better models to run them.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIArchalAPI sandboxes, built for AI agentsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIAutoresearch, Inc.Autoresearch as a service: we solve your hardest measurable problemsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIGitCafeThe Git forge for the next hundred billion commitsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIGraphify LabsOn-device Knowledge Graph engine for Enterprise SoftwareYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIhardware intelligenceAI tools for the chips your AI runs onYC S26San FranciscoStartup →
Company
Agnost AIWe find where AI agents fail, then train better models to run them.2 programsteam of 2ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
ArchalAPI sandboxes, built for AI agentsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
Autoresearch, Inc.Autoresearch as a service: we solve your hardest measurable problemsteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
GitCafeThe Git forge for the next hundred billion commitsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
Graphify LabsOn-device Knowledge Graph engine for Enterprise SoftwareActiveAI, Devtools
hardware intelligenceAI tools for the chips your AI runs onteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • Michael ZhouFounder/CEO

About Codag

Codag compresses tool call outputs before agents read them, which reduces token spend by 20-30% while retaining output accuracy. Govern and see analytics on agent dollars across all model providers and internal agents.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
1
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools

Codag in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

Codag: questions

Which YC batch was Codag in?

Codag was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

Is Codag still active?

Y Combinator lists Codag as active.

Who founded Codag?

Codag's founders, as listed on its YC page: Michael Zhou (Founder/CEO).

Where is Codag based?

Codag lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.