Tale

What it does

Writes code

YesProject agents run on a coding harness that reads and writes files and runs commands in a sandbox, so new code is authored from the task brief.A harness is the coding program that runs an agent's session in a sandbox. It asks the model what to do, reads and writes files, runs commands, and…docs.tale.dev/platform/agents/harnesses ↗

Reviews code

PartlyA separate agent can be granted a review tool to judge another agent's completed result and its evidence, but the vendor scopes this to task deliverables and says Tale does not verify GitHub state itself.If GitHub work is involved, the reviewer must check the referenced commit and checks itself: Tale records its evidence but does not independently…docs.tale.dev/platform/projects/task-au… ↗

Whole-codebase work

PartlyEach project agent keeps a persistent sandbox workspace and may clone repositories, but the vendor documents no repository-wide indexing or migration capability and caps runs by time and sandbox capacity.A project agent reuses a persistent workspace across its tasks. Task attachments are available read-only under `/agent/inputs/<task>/attachments/`docs.tale.dev/platform/agents/harnesses ↗

Ships it

NoWork stops at collected deliverables and a review verdict; the vendor states plainly that a review does not merge a pull request, and connector writes are refused to agents.Tale records its evidence but does not independently verify GitHub's current state or merge a pull request as part of the verdict.docs.tale.dev/platform/projects/task-au… ↗

Done-for-you service

PartlyYou run the software, but the Enterprise plan adds professional operation, installation and maintenance, with consulting and custom development charged hourly rather than a built-for-you agent.Everything in Community, professionally run — installation, maintenance, and support, in the cloud or on your hardware.tale.dev/pricing ↗

Not established: Debugs and fixes, Writes tests

How much it does unattended

Runs autonomously

PartlyAn agent completes a task unattended and posts its report, but it must stop at In review and cannot approve its own result, so a person or a separate reviewer agent closes the loop.Move the task to **Done** only when you accept the work. Tale records the decision; the implementation agent cannot approve its own result.docs.tale.dev/platform/projects/task-au… ↗

Multi-agent

YesA manager agent granted the delegation tool starts other project agents on ready work, and a second agent can review the first's result within delegation and capacity limits.An equipped manager agent can start other agents on ready tasks in the same project, within delegation, access and capacity limits.tale.dev/platform/agents ↗

Agent permissions

PartlyEach agent is granted explicit tools, skills and secrets, connector writes are refused to the agent broker, and external automation writes pause for approval by default.Automation connector writes pause when your policy requires approval. External writes require it by default; reads and internal platform writes…tale.dev/platform/governance ↗

Which models it runs on

Claude

YesClaude Code is a supported harness with managed or direct credentials, and Anthropic subscriptions are served through a subscription broker as well as API keys.Subscription brokers support Anthropic subscriptions through Claude Code and OpenAI ChatGPT subscriptions through Codex.docs.tale.dev/platform/admin/providers ↗

GPT

YesCodex runs as a supported harness and OpenAI is listed among the cloud providers Tale serves, with ChatGPT subscriptions usable through the broker.We support OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and other major cloud AI providers in CH & EU — no markup; usage is billed at the provider's rates.tale.dev/pricing ↗

Open models

YesA custom provider credential points at a self-hosted model server such as vLLM or Ollama, or any internal gateway speaking the OpenAI or Anthropic API.An organization can connect an endpoint the shipped catalog does not list: a self-hosted model server such as vLLM or Ollama, or an internal gateway…docs.tale.dev/platform/admin/providers ↗

Model choice

YesThe buyer picks the provider credential and pins a model per agent; the vendor ships no model of its own and admins restrict access per person or team.Search **Model** by name or API ID. The same model can appear once per provider; read the provider on the entry before selecting it. Selecting an…docs.tale.dev/platform/projects/project… ↗

Where you use it

In your editor

PartlyThere is no Tale IDE extension; instead opencode and Claude Code are pointed at Tale as a model provider and MCP tool server from your own editor.The model endpoints let opencode, Claude Code, and scripts built on the OpenAI or Anthropic SDKs use your organization's approved models as their…docs.tale.dev/develop/use-tale-from-you… ↗

On the command line

PartlyA Tale CLI exists for deployment and configuration projects, and terminal agents can call the REST and MCP endpoints, but agent runs themselves are driven from the web app.`tale update` updates the CLI within its current release line and refreshes generated project content.docs.tale.dev/develop/ai-assisted-devel… ↗

In your pipeline

PartlyAutomations start from webhooks and schedules and a GitHub connector reads and manages pull requests, but agents get read-only connector actions and nothing runs as a CI job.GitHub | Read or manage repositories, issues and pull requests. | Token.docs.tale.dev/platform/connectors/overv… ↗

In a browser

YesTale is a hosted or self-hosted web workspace: boards, agent tabs, sandbox file and live-browser panes all render in the application.Agents that run on a harness work in a sandbox — browse the workspace tree, open the file they just wrote, and watch the live browser as they click…tale.dev/platform/agents ↗

Whose machine it runs on

Self-hosted

YesSelf-hosting is the Community edition's only deployment mode and remains an option on Enterprise, on your own hardware or in Tale's cloud.Every product feature, free to self-host — support happens on GitHub.tale.dev/pricing ↗

Open source

YesThe platform is published under the MIT licence with its repository on GitHub, and the vendor states all product features are included in Community.Yes. The Community edition is free to self-host under the MIT license.tale.dev/pricing ↗

What it costs to run

How it meters

YesEnterprise is priced per user per month plus storage per terabyte, with model inference billed separately by whichever AI provider you connect.All product features are included in both Community and Enterprise. Additional cloud AI model usage is billed at your provider's rates.tale.dev/pricing ↗

Free tier

YesThe Community edition is a standing free self-hosted option with every product feature, needing no sales call; support happens on GitHub.The MIT-licensed Community edition is free to self-host.tale.dev/pricing ↗

API access

YesA documented REST API with an OpenAPI schema covers projects, tasks, agents, runs and threads using a personal API key and organization header.The REST API lets you read and change Tale resources with an API key: projects, files, tasks, automations, runs and chat threads.docs.tale.dev/develop/api-reference ↗

MCP server

YesTale serves its own MCP endpoint over HTTPS JSON-RPC so an external agent can discover tools, retrieve knowledge and run automations.Connect an MCP client when an agent needs to discover Tale's tools, retrieve knowledge, or build and run automations. The connection uses the same…docs.tale.dev/develop/mcp-endpoint ↗

Bring your own key

YesOrganisations supply their own provider API keys, environment-variable secrets, vendor subscriptions or a broker, and can run the whole platform on their own infrastructure.**API key** | The provider's secret key | Standard metered API access. The stored secret is encrypted and later shown only as a masked fragment.docs.tale.dev/platform/admin/providers ↗

Buying it for a team

A company can buy it

YesEnterprise is sold to organisations at a published per-user monthly rate with a service agreement, custom DPA and professional operation, bought through the contact route.Tale Enterprise is CHF 12 (EUR 14) per user/month, with two months free on yearly billing. Storage is CHF 10 (EUR 12) per TB/month.tale.dev/pricing ↗

Seat model

YesBilling is strictly per user per month; the calculator's slider runs from a single user upward and the vendor publishes no seat minimum or ceiling.25 users × CHF 12/user/monthtale.dev/pricing ↗

Pooled budget

YesBudget rules can be scoped to the whole organization, a team, a role, a user or one API key, so spend is pooled or individual as configured.Use a role for a group such as Editors, a team for a shared workload, a user for an individual, an API key for one credential, or the organization…docs.tale.dev/platform/admin/governance… ↗

Admin controls

YesAdmins set organization rules, tool grants, model access, content filters and spending caps, and can disable task automation for the whole organization.Configure shared instructions, access policies, and agent tool grants. Enforced permissions and filters complement the instructions you give a model.tale.dev/platform/governance ↗

Audit log

YesAn audit trail records actions and approval decisions with their actor and time, and the vendor documents audit-log integrity for tamper evidence.Inspect recorded actions and approval decisions with their actor and time. Use the audit log to investigate what happened.tale.dev/platform/governance ↗

Single sign-on

YesSAML 2.0, generic OIDC, OAuth2 and Microsoft Entra ID are all supported, with SCIM provisioning and group-to-team sync alongside sign-in.Enterprise SSO lets members sign in through your identity provider (IdP). SCIM lets that provider create, update, and deactivate members without…docs.tale.dev/platform/admin/enterprise… ↗

What happens to your code

Opt out of training

YesThe DPA commits contractually to no training on customer payloads, binds AI sub-processors to the same, and says a product toggle cannot vary it.Tale does not use Personal Data — including prompts, inputs, outputs, embeddings, audio payloads, images, or any derived artifacts — to train,…tale.dev/legal/data-processing-agreement ↗

Data residency

YesCloud hosting sits in Switzerland for Swiss customers and the EU for everyone else, with AI inference kept inside the EU/EEA; self-hosters choose their own locations.Tale hosts the platform and stores Personal Data in Switzerland for Swiss customers and in the European Union for all other customers.tale.dev/legal/data-processing-agreement ↗

Getting out

YesOn termination the customer can demand return of all data in a machine-readable format or certified deletion, and there are no credits to expire.returns all Personal Data to the Customer in a commonly used, machine-readable format; or b) securely deletes all Personal Data and provides written…tale.dev/legal/data-processing-agreement ↗

Certifications

PartlyRuler GmbH holds ISO/IEC 27001 covering Tale Enterprise and offers a GDPR/FADP DPA with a custom DPA on Enterprise, but no SOC 2 report is published.Ruler GmbH, the company behind Tale, is ISO/IEC 27001 certified. The certification covers its Tale Enterprise offering and services.docs.tale.dev/cloud/trust-and-compliance ↗