CAMPBELL, Calif., April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Zencoder, a leading provider of AI agents integrated into developers’ environments, today announced the acquisition of Machinet, a developer of context-aware AI coding assistants with more than 100,000 downloads in JetBrains IDE. This strategic acquisition further strengthens Zencoder’s position in the rapidly growing AI coding assistant market and expands its multi-integration ecosystem across popular development environments.
Expanding the Developer Experience
Machinet users now benefit from a richer developer experience with Zencoder’s expanded capabilities, including:
Enhanced JetBrains Integration: By combining Machinet’s specialized expertise in JetBrains IDEs with Zencoder’s existing JetBrains support, developers gain even more powerful tools for these popular environments.
Augmented Unit Testing: Combining Machinet’s context-aware unit test generation technology with Zencoder’s advanced testing agents to deliver even more comprehensive testing capabilities
Industry-Leading Customization: Machinet developers will benefit from Zencoder’s ability to understand large codebases, team-specific coding styles, standards, and architecture patterns.
“This acquisition aligns perfectly with our mission to turn everyone into a 10x engineer by providing AI solutions that handle routine coding tasks and let developers focus on innovation,” said Andrew Filev, CEO and Founder of Zencoder. “By bringing our advanced coding agent to Machinet’s thriving JetBrains community, we’re fulfilling our mission to deliver the best AI coding experience regardless of development environment.”
Streamlined Transition for Customers
As part of the acquisition, Machinet will transfer its domain and marketplace presence to Zencoder. Current Machinet customers will receive guidance on transitioning to Zencoder’s platform, which offers enhanced capabilities through its proprietary Repo Grokking™ technology and AI agents.
Existing Machinet users will gain access to Zencoder’s comprehensive feature set, which includes:
Advanced multi-file editing and refactoring capabilities
Deeper codebase understanding across repositories through Repo Grokking™ technology
Sophisticated self-repair mechanisms that automatically test and refine outputs
Expanded integration with over 20 developer tools including Jira, GitHub, and GitLab
The full power of Zencoder’s specialized coding and unit testing agents
Industry-Leading Performance
In March, Zencoder’s AI coding platform has demonstrated benchmark-breaking performance, with recent tests showing:
Story Continues