GitLab's AI Gamble: Can Duo Catch GitHub Copilot?
At GitLab’s 18.0 release in May 2025, the company went all-in on AI. Duo Chat for contextual code questions. Duo Code Suggestions for AI-powered completions. Duo Workflow — autonomous agents for cross-functional tasks like reviewing, deploying, and security scanning. The marketing was ambitious. The practitioner reception was not. “Bro gitlab duo req 5 million in funding before they give you access.” “Gitlab has been enshitificating itself for years already. So busy trying to plug Duo that they forgot we need proper filtering on boards.” ...