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Replit launches Ghostwriter AI pair programmer with real-time code completion

Replit has launched Ghostwriter, an AI-powered coding assistant integrated directly into its IDE. Ghostwriter offers features like real-time code completion, code generation, transformation, and explanation, aiming to significantly enhance developer productivity. The platform emphasizes its speed, claiming to be at least twice as fast as GitHub Copilot and achieving median response times under 400ms through optimizations like FasterTransformer and knowledge distillation from open-source models. AI

IMPACT Accelerates developer workflows and potentially lowers the barrier to entry for coding.

RANK_REASON Product launch of an AI-powered feature within an existing IDE.

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Replit launches Ghostwriter AI pair programmer with real-time code completion

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  1. Replit blog TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Ghostwriter AI & Complete Code Beta

    Update: Ghostwriter is out now! In 2018 when we announced Multiplayer Mode, we said it's the most significant evolution of Replit to date. For the first time, you could share a URL with a friend, student, or coworker and get a shared text editor and runtime — no setup required. R…