Bud and NxtGen Launch ‘M for Coding’, India’s Alternative to Claude Code

NxtGen together with Bengaluru-based Bud Ecosystem, the innovator behind a hardware-agnostic generative AI Foundry, announced M for Coding. Offered under NxtGen’s ‘M’ GenAI platform and powered by Bud, the new AI-driven coding assistant positions itself as India’s affordable alternative to Claude Code, delivering frontier-grade performance at a fraction of the cost. By dramatically lowering the financial barrier to advanced coding assistance, M for Coding makes cutting-edge generative AI accessible to a far wider spectrum of developers, startups, and enterprises across the country.

With over six million developers across startup ventures, SMEs, academic institutions, and solo practitioners, India has long needed high‐quality AI tools that do not carry prohibitive licensing costs. Many existing global tools such as Copilot and Claude impose fees that are out of reach for early-stage teams and budget-constrained organisations. M for Coding addresses this gap. It aligns with national priorities such as Digital India ...