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Quotient Labs

Active · Use Claude Code at 47% less cost in one line of installation.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
7signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Competitors

AIConiferShared: token spend, claude code, costYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIdari.devShared: token bill, claude code, modelYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIWozShared: claude code, token, costYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIAcaysiaShared: less cost, same, topspeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AICodagShared: token spend, tool call, outputYC S26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Quotient Labs
Company
ConiferShared: token spend, claude code, costYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
dari.devShared: token bill, claude code, modelYC F25ActiveAI, Devtools
WozShared: claude code, token, costYC W25ActiveAI
AcaysiaShared: less cost, same, topspeedrun SR007Not statedAI
CodagShared: token spend, tool call, outputYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherDivergent PhysicsShared: claude codeAlchemist Class 41San FranciscoStartup →AIChordioShared: claude code, top, workflowYC S22IssaquahStartup →AIAlphaguardShared: claude code, developerAntler 2024FranceStartup →AISkillsyncShared: tool call, claude code, reasoningYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIGeneral Context LabsShared: frontier model, context, labsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Quotient Labs
Company
Divergent PhysicsShared: claude codeAlchemist Class 41Not statedOther
ChordioShared: claude code, top, workflowYC S22ActiveAI, Devtools
AlphaguardShared: claude code, developerAntler 2024Not statedAI
SkillsyncShared: tool call, claude code, reasoningYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
General Context LabsShared: frontier model, context, labsYC S26ActiveAI

Also from W26 in AI

All of W26
AI/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AICorelayerAI production engineer for regulated industriesYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIIncidentFoxAI SRE agent that triages, coordinates, and fixes production incidentsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIo11OpenRouter wallet for paid goods and servicesYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIRunAnywhereFastest inference anywhere: open models on-prem, hosted or on-deviceYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AISalusGuardrails to validate your agent's actions before they executeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →
Company
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
CorelayerAI production engineer for regulated industriesteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
IncidentFoxAI SRE agent that triages, coordinates, and fixes production incidentsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
o11OpenRouter wallet for paid goods and servicesteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
RunAnywhereFastest inference anywhere: open models on-prem, hosted or on-deviceteam of 5hiringActiveAI, Devtools
SalusGuardrails to validate your agent's actions before they executeteam of 2hiringActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • Saahil SundaresanFounder
  • Andrew KuikFounder

About Quotient Labs

You should only be paying frontier model prices for top-shelf reasoning. But 88% of your token bill is just tool I/O. Quotient Labs runs on top of Claude Code to reduce token spend, compress context, and optimize tool calls while preserving output quality. Same models, same workflow, no changes to how you work. Benchmarked 47% less cost on real, multi-step developer workflows, with no quality loss.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, SaaS, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Source ↗

Quotient Labs in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Quotient Labs: questions

Which YC batch was Quotient Labs in?

Quotient Labs was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Quotient Labs still active?

Y Combinator lists Quotient Labs as active.

Who founded Quotient Labs?

Quotient Labs's founders, as listed on its YC page: Saahil Sundaresan (Founder), Andrew Kuik (Founder).

Where is Quotient Labs based?

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