Testing is an important part of the coding process, as CodiumAI explains. The company asserts that software of questionable quality cost U.S. businesses $2.08 trillion in 2020 alone. Errors in software code can be costly.

TestGPT is an artificial intelligence model developed by CodiumAI and based on OpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model. Its function is to assist developers in interactively testing their code by automatically generating tests.

The initial Codium AI tool is an extension of the integrated development environment (IDE) that makes it possible to iteratively create tests and fine-tune code based on the results of those tests. The tool can better understand the code if it communicates with the developer, provide tests that are more accurate and meaningful, and help the developer write better code.

Programmers can anticipate using Codium AI to find errors and obtain useful insight into their code, which will improve the product’s functionality and quality.

Co-founder and CEO Itamar Friedman said his organization is working at the confluence of new improvements like ChatGPT and coding aides like GitHub Copilot. It has improved ChatGPT’s generative AI capabilities for testing code logic.

TestGPT, like Copilot and other generative development tools, uses generative AI models, but Friedman claims that its primary objective is to compare code to the required specification to determine its accuracy. Developers will be able to work more quickly if high code integrity is made possible.

Codium is available as an add-on in popular IDEs like VS Code and PyCharm today. Additional IDEs and programming languages will be covered, as well as support for additional features and collaborations. Codium has reportedly been used by thousands of users since its restricted test release in January 2023.

Codium AI intends to expand and incorporate into additional phases of the software development lifecycle to maintain high code integrity. This augmentation is expected to empower cutting-edge test-driven advancement and component test information and test the executives, CI/CD integration, automated debugging, code optimization, and programmed troubleshooting.

Because it automates the testing process and produces precise and useful tests, the introduction of TestGPT is a significant moment in software development. Developers may be able to concentrate on developing better software as a result of this freeing up time and resources. Furthermore, by reducing costly errors and improving software quality, TestGPT can reduce software development costs overall.