Names are cheap until they are not. A product name carries the reputation you build into it, and the last thing a young company wants is to discover that the name it chose is already in use somewhere that matters. This post is the short, factual version of where the name WebWright came from, what happened with Microsoft, and what we are building under it.

What WebWright is

WebWright is an AI-powered API platform for developers. It serves Wren R1 through an OpenAI-compatible API, so an existing OpenAI client library works after you change the base URL to https://webwright.ai/v1. The API also covers audio transcription and optional web search tools on chat requests.

Our published internal benchmarks from 04.2026, at production load, compare Wren R1 with Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $0.40 per 1M input tokens and $1.60 per 1M output tokens, against $3.00 and $15.00 for Sonnet 4.6. The homepage carries the full comparison. We publish the comparison date and attribute the figures to our own benchmarks, because that is what they are.

The name

WebWright held legal rights to the name before Microsoft used it for an open source project. Microsoft has since rebranded that project to CUAWright. The name rights matter is settled, and WebWright continues under the name it has held. We are not reopening the dispute here, and we are not asking anyone to take a side. The outcome is simply part of the company story.

A few other names in the namespace belong to third parties, including webwright.com, webwright.co, webwright.me and pypi.org/project/webwright. We compete for the brand query through clarity and authority, not legal action. If you are looking for us, the canonical home is webwright.ai.

What we build under the name

We ship a small, dependable API surface and document it plainly. The API reference covers the endpoints, error codes and rate limits. The FAQ answers the questions we actually get asked, including how the trial converts to Hobby after four days or when its assigned token budgets are exceeded, whichever comes first. The pricing page lists the plans and token rates.

Cline and OpenCode are tested with the OpenAI-compatible endpoint. We name only integrations we have verified, and we do not claim uptime or support terms beyond what we publish. If you want the fuller picture of who we are, the About page has it.

Start with one request

The fastest way to judge the name is to put it to work. Point an OpenAI-compatible client at the base URL, choose the wren-r1 model, and send one request. If it does what you need, the free trial is the next step.

The WebWright Team