# Why Ramp built its own in-house coding agent, Inspect

DevFeed: [Why Ramp built its own in-house coding agent, Inspect](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-ramp-built-its-own-in-house-coding-agent-inspect-18189.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/why-ramp-built-inspect>)

Author: Gergely Orosz

Published: 2026-08-25T15:20:23Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The Pragmatic Engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-pragmatic-engineer.md>)

Topics: [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [coding-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding-agents.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [fintech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fintech.md>)

## AI overview

An in-depth look at why fintech company Ramp built its own in-house coding agent, Inspect, instead of taking an easier route, and how it compares with coding agents from frontier AI labs.

## Source excerpt

A fintech company rejected the easy route and homebrewed its own coding agent - and is now a step ahead of coding agents from frontier AI labs. An in-depth look